14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3
chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
Kun'yomi
な く to make sound (of an animal) ②to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong) な る to sound な ら す to ring ②to be popular ③to state ④to fart (loudly)
On'yomi
メイ
Nanori
なり なる
Character Breakdown
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 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 616 |
| 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 |