Word Meaning かき鳴らす

かきならす kakinarasu

かき鳴らす is read as かきならす (kakinarasu) and means to strum (an instrument).

Meaning

English

  1. to strum (an instrument)
  2. to thrum
  3. to pluck

Reading

Kana

かきならす

Romaji

kakinarasu

Writing Variants

  • 掻き鳴らす かきならす kakinarasu
  • 搔き鳴らす かきならす kakinarasu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 148522 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鳴らす

ならす

to fart (loudly)

鳴出す

なきだす

to start singing (of birds, etc.)

悲鳴

ひめい

shriek

怒鳴る

どなる

to shout (in anger)

鳴る

なる

to sound

鳴き声

なきごえ

cry (esp. animal)

共鳴

きょうめい

resonance

鳴く

なく

to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

鳴り

なり

ringing

怒鳴り込む

どなりこむ

to storm in with a yell

鳴り物入り

なりものいり

flourish of trumpets

百家争鳴

ひゃっかそうめい

let a hundred schools of thought contend