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鳴く [ichi1] 啼く
なく [ichi1]
1. [v5k,vi]
▶ to make sound (of an animal)
▶ to call
▶ to cry
▶ to whine
▶ to sing
▶ to chirp
2. (鳴く only) [v5k,vi] {mahjong}
▶ to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1304820 仕掛ける【しかける】 4. to make a meld call

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2020-11-09 20:43:32  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog
  Comments:
GG5 has over 50 different glosses. I think this is the best we can do. I agree we don't need a separate "sing" sense.
  Diff:
@@ -19 +18,0 @@
-<gloss>to sing</gloss>
@@ -21,0 +21,2 @@
+<gloss>to whine</gloss>
+<gloss>to sing</gloss>
6. A* 2020-11-06 06:03:52  Opencooper
  Refs:
Luminous: 日本語では動物・昆虫などについてはすべて「鳴く」という語が当てられるが, 英語では鳴くもの, 鳴き声によって, それぞれ異なっ
た語を用いる.
  Comments:
This can be glossed a bajillion different ways depending on the animal as can be seen from the J-Es. Dunno if 
a note or more examples would help here. I don't see my refs separating the bird sound specifically.

(Note: x-ref from 仕掛ける[4] would need to be updated. Useful addition to the interface by the way.)
  Diff:
@@ -18,6 +18,2 @@
-<gloss>to sing (bird)</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&v5k;</pos>
-<pos>&vi;</pos>
-<gloss>to make sound (animal)</gloss>
+<gloss>to make sound (of an animal)</gloss>
+<gloss>to sing</gloss>
5. A 2017-07-08 17:16:00  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I agree
4. A* 2017-07-08 15:31:04  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daijs
  Comments:
"bark" and "purr" appear to have been picked rather arbitrarily. I prefer something like this.
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -21,2 +22 @@
-<gloss>to bark</gloss>
-<gloss>to purr</gloss>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -23,0 +24,3 @@
+<gloss>to call</gloss>
+<gloss>to cry</gloss>
+<gloss>to chirp</gloss>
@@ -25,0 +29 @@
+<stagk>鳴く</stagk>
@@ -26,0 +31 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
3. A 2017-07-08 08:07:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -28 +28 @@
-<gloss>to make a meld call</gloss>
+<gloss>to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)</gloss>
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