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What does 鳴らす (ならす, narasu) mean?

鳴らす (ならす, narasu) means to sound, to ring (a bell).

Quick facts
Readingならす
Romajinarasu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ならす
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnarasu

to sound, to ring (a bell)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to ring; to sound; to chime
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to state; to insist; to complain
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to fart (loudly)

Example sentences

  • Someone rang the church bell.

  • The car behind us honked its horn.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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