14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk

Kun'yomi
  • to make sound (of an animal) ②to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
  • to sound
  • to ring ②to be popular ③to state ④to fart (loudly)
On'yomi
  • メイ
Nanori
  • なり
  • なる

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

らす 66.5%
メイ 31.8%
なる 1.7%

Character Breakdown

chirp, cry, bark
な.く メイ なる (2nd, N3)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

cry (esp. animal)
to ring ②to be popular ③to state ④to fart (loudly)
to make sound (of an animal) ②to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
resonance ②sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to shout (in anger)
to reverberate ②to have one's fame spread
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References

Unicode hex code 9CF4
JIS X 0208 1-44-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 983
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6939
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 674
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 831
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 481
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1942
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2092
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1186
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2065
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 864
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46672
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 209
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 925
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 948
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 321
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1019
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 229
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 235
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 487
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1935
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1961
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d11.1
Four corner code 6702.7
De Roo Code 3750