JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 29

鳴 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

sound; cry

On
メイmei ミョウmyou
Kun
なくnaku なるnaru ならすnarasu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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鳴14 strokes

How to write 鳴: stroke order

鳴 has 14 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

鳴 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 鳴 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 鳴

The parts 鳴 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 口

    mouth; opening

  • 鳥

    bird

    Radical

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 29