鳴る

なる

to sound, to ring (v.i.)

What does 鳴る mean?

鳴る is a Japanese verb meaning to sound, to ring (v.i.) in English. It is written as 鳴る in kanji, なる in hiragana, and naru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

電話は繰り返しっていた。

The telephone rang repeatedly.