| Kanji | 鳴く |
| Reading | なく |
| Romaji | naku |
| Meaning | to cry (animal); to chirp |
| Part of Speech | verb |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N5 |
猫が鳴きます。
Neko ga nakimasu.
The cat meows.
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鳴く (なく, naku) means "to cry (animal); to chirp" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N5 vocabulary word.
鳴く is pronounced "naku" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is なく.
鳴く is a JLPT N5 word. JLPT N5 is the beginner level with ~800 words.