Word Meaning 鳴き声

なきごえ nakigoe

鳴き声 is read as なきごえ (nakigoe) and means cry (esp. animal).

Meaning

English

  1. cry (esp. animal)
  2. roar
  3. chirp
  4. tweet
  5. bark
  6. whine
  7. meow

Reading

Kana

なきごえ

Romaji

nakigoe

Writing Variants

  • 鳴声 なきごえ nakigoe
  • 啼き声 なきごえ nakigoe
  • 啼声 なきごえ nakigoe

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Related Words 動物,鳴く Rank 16952 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鳴らす

ならす

to fart (loudly)

鳴る

なる

to sound

鳴く

なく

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

鳴り

なり

ringing

鳴り物入り

なりものいり

flourish of trumpets

鳴子

なるこ

clapper

音声

おんせい

sound (e.g. of a TV)

歌声

かせい

singing voice

こえ

sound

大声

おおごえ

loud voice

発声

はっせい

leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)

Example Sentences

10

I hear a dog barking.

Do you hear birds?

I hear a cat.

Can you hear the frogs croaking?

Not a single sparrow was to be heard.

The bird's cry broke the silence of the woods.

Are there birds with this kind of chirp in Australia too?

Our neighbors complained about our dogs barking.

"I heard some dogs barking." "Those were not dogs. They were wolves."

Much better to be woken by the birds than by an alarm.