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    3. 鳴らす

    鳴らす

    鳴なら​す​

    to ring

    N2KMT10News #37+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ならす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose), to snap (fingers), to crack (joints)
    2.
    to be popular, to be esteemed, to be reputed
    3.
    to state, to insist, to complain
    4.
    to fart (loudly)
    archaic

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    ベルを鳴ならしてください。

    Please ring the bell.

    KMT8Daily Life
    彼かれは玄げん関かんのベルを鳴ならした。

    He rang the doorbell.

    KMT10Daily Life
    彼かれはその分ぶん野やで名なを鳴ならした学がく者しゃだ。

    He is a scholar who made a name for himself in that field.

    KMT10Daily LifeEducation
    ウェイターを呼よぶために、彼かれは指ゆびを鳴ならした。

    To call the waiter, he snapped his fingers.

    KMT10Daily LifeFood & Dining
    彼かの女じょは素す晴ばらしい音ね色いろでピアノを鳴ならした。

    She played the piano with a wonderful tone.

    KMT10Music & EntertainmentDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    鳴
    な.く・な.る・な.らす…(3)
    chirp・cry・bark・sound・ring…(2)
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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