How to say 'Sound' or 'Ring' in Japanese | 鳴らす

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The Japanese word for Sound or Ring is 'Narasu', written as 鳴らす in Japanese.'Sound' or 'Ring' in hiragana is ならす.

word

鳴らす

Meaning

Sound, Ring

Reading

ならす

narasu

Kanji

鳴Chirp

Explanation

The Japanese verb '鳴らす (ならす)' primarily means 'to ring' or 'to sound'. It is used when making a sound or noise, often intentionally, such as ringing a bell or sounding an alarm. For example: He rang the bell「彼はベルを鳴らした」(かれはベルをならした). The alarm sounded loudly「アラームが大きく鳴らした」(アラームがおおきくならした). This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe making one's presence or opinion known, as in 'to make noise' in a figurative sense. It is important to note that '鳴らす' is transitive, meaning it requires a direct object to indicate what is being sounded or rung.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4774

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 鳴らす

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

鳴

Meaning

Chirp

Hiragana in the Word 鳴らす

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ら

Reading

hiragana

す

Reading

Words Related to 鳴らす Through the Kanji 鳴

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 鳴 as well.

word

鳴る

Meaning

Ring

word

鳴く

Meaning

Cry

word

怒鳴る

Meaning

Shout

word

悲鳴

Meaning

Scream

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'Narasu' means 'Sound' or 'Ring' .

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