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► 動詞
鳴く  [(2)なく]    meaning:  sound  rank: 1
☆ モーと鳴く ⇨ Cows moo
☆ ニャーニャー鳴いている ⇨ A cat is meowing

鳴らす  [ならす]    meaning:  sound  rank: 1
☆ を鳴らした ⇨ He snapped his fingers
☆ 救急車サイレンを鳴らさずに走っている ⇨ An ambulance is running without sounding the siren
☆ かが玄関を鳴らした ⇨ Someone rang the doorbell
☆ を鳴らした ⇨ The horse made a noise through its nose, snorted

鳴る  [(2)なる]    meaning:  sound  rank: 1
☆ 玄関鳴った ⇨ The bell of the front door rang
☆ 突然警報鳴った ⇨ Suddenly the alarm sounded

鳴る  [(2)なる]  [liter]    meaning:  famous  rank: 4
☆ 怪力鳴っている ⇨ He is famous for his superhuman strength

鳴らす  [ならす]  [で鳴らす]  [liter]    meaning:  famous  rank: 4
☆ 彼女美女で鳴らした ⇨ She was famous as a beauty when she was young

鳴り響く  [(4)なりひびく]    meaning:  sound  rank: 4
☆ 神社街中に鳴り響いた ⇨ The bell of the shrine rang throughout the town  (☛ Ring very loudly so it can be heard in a distance)

鳴り渡る  [(4)なりわたる]    meaning:  sound  rank: 4
☆ 神社街中鳴り渡った ⇨ The bell of the shrine rang throughout the town  (☛ Ring very loudly so it can be heard in a distance)

► 名詞
鳴き声  [(3)なきごえ]    meaning:  call  rank: 3
☆ の鳴き声 ⇨ Bird’s calls

鳴り  [(2)なり]  [鳴りを潜める]    meaning:  quiet  rank: 3
☆ 一時期世間がせた彼女最近すっかり鳴りをめている ⇨ She who used to cause a lot of controversies has been very quite recently  (☛ What used to be very vigorous activities to quiet down completely)

鳴り物入り  [なりものいり]    meaning:  reputation  rank: 4
☆ リーグに鳴り物入りでデビューした ⇨ He debuted in the major league with so much hype  (☛ 鳴り物 means “drums and percussions’. A hype for a newcomer)