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[()··ごえ()]
nakigoe
noun, suru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[()··ごえ()]
nakigoe
[なき()·ごえ()]
nakigoe
[なき()·ごえ()]
nakigoe

Root Words:

[()·き + こえ()]
naki + koe

English Meaning(s) for 鳴き声

noun, suru verb
  1. cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine; meow

Definition and Synonyms for 鳴き声

Song the characteristic sound produced by a bird
Synonyms: さえずり, さえずる, 鳴き声
Cry the characteristic utterance of an animal
Synonyms: 一声, 人声, 叫び, 叫ぶ, 叫喚, 叫び声, 号泣, 喚声, 鳴き声
Song a distinctive or characteristic sound
Synonyms: 鳴き声

Meanings for each kanji in 鳴き声

» chirp; cry; bark; sound; ring; echo; honk
» voice

Categories 鳴き声 is a member of

Sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event
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Animal Communication communication between animals (of the same species)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 鳴き声

Sample Sentences for 鳴き声

The crowing of a cock is the harbinger of dawn.
A bird is known by its song, and a man by his words.
Above the music, I could hear her crying.
Not a single sparrow was to be heard.
A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.

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