1.
to ring, to sound
For a sound to be produced by a bell, phone, alarm, or similar device.
TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞 (intransitive). Pair: 鳴らす (transitive, to ring/sound something). Pattern: Xが鳴る (X rings/sounds).
ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing sound. 鳴っている = 'is ringing.'
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 電話が鳴る (phone rings)
- ベル}が{鳴る (bell rings)
- お腹が鳴る (stomach growls)
- 雷が鳴る (thunder rumbles)
- 目覚ましが鳴る (alarm goes off)
CONTRAST:
- 鳴る (intransitive): X rings
- 鳴らす (transitive): (someone) rings X
DON'T CONFUSE: This 鳴る (to ring/sound) uses different kanji from なる (to become), which has no kanji or uses 成る.
Related Words
Pair verb:
鳴らす (transitive, to ring/sound something)