鳴る|なるnaru[0]heiban (flat)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 鳴る(なる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 鳴ります(なります) |
| Negative (nai) | 鳴らない(ならない) |
| polite (masen) | 鳴りません(なりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 鳴らず・鳴らぬ(ならず・ならぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 鳴った(なった) |
| polite (mashita) | 鳴りました(なりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 鳴らなかった(ならなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 鳴りませんでした(なりませんでした) |
| Te form | 鳴って(なって) |
| Potential | 鳴れる(なれる) |
| Passive | 鳴られる(なられる) |
| Causative | 鳴らせる(ならせる) |
| Causative passive | 鳴らせられる・鳴らされる(ならせられる・ならされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 鳴れば(なれば) |
| tara | 鳴ったら(なったら) |
| Volitional | 鳴ろう(なろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 鳴りましょう(なりましょう) |
| Imperative | 鳴れ(なれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- Synonym響き渡るひびきわたるWrittenWritten/formal prose: a sound echoing through a whole space; also a name or fame spreading widely, as in 「名が響き渡る」. Not the plain default for a sound.
- Synonym鳴り響くなりひびくNeutralNeutral: a sound ringing out and echoing, as in 「鐘が鳴り響く」; also said of fame spreading. Adds an echoing nuance to 「鳴る」.
- Synonym鳴り渡るなりわたるWrittenWritten/formal prose: a sound carrying far into the distance, as in 「汽笛が鳴り渡る」. More literary than 「鳴る」 for a far-reaching sound.
- Antonym静まるしずまるWrittenWritten/formal prose. The opposite of 「鳴る」: to become quiet or die down, as in 「会場が静まる」.
Use 「鳴る」 as the default for making a sound. For a sound ringing out and echoing pick 「鳴り響く」; for one spreading through a space or far and wide, 「響き渡る」 or 「鳴り渡る」 (both written style); 「静まる」 is the written-style opposite, for going quiet.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


