鳴く

Meaning

1. v5kvi
   to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
2. v5kvi
   to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

Example sentences

• どーすんの、このお店！完ッ全に閑古鳥が鳴いちゃってるじゃない。

  What happened to this place?! It's completely dead!

• 雉も鳴かずば打たれまい。

  The pheasant would not be shot but for its cries.

• 籠の中で鳥が鳴いていますね。

  There's a bird singing in the cage, isn't there?