Meaning of 鳴る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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鳴るJLPT 4
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Kana Readingなる
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Romajinaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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Example Sentences
鳴る, なる used in context
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その間ずっと、じいさんの言ったことが、メロンの周りを飛び回る蠅の羽音のように、頭の中でぶんぶんと鳴っていました。
All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head.
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動き出すとき、ベルが「ちんちん」と鳴る。だから、ちんちん電車。
When it sets off the bell rings, "ding-ding". Thus 'ding-ding-train'.
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オーブントースターのタイマーが鳴る。食パンがコンガリ焼けた、香ばしい匂い。
The toaster-oven's timer rings. The fragrant smell of well toasted bread.
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The phone rang while I was taking a bath, as usual.
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First it thundered, and then it started to rain.
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Thunder rolled with menacing crashes.
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