naku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

Intransitive
カエルが いたら かえろう。
kaeruga naitara kaerō.
Let's return when the frog croaks.
あのかわいい とり いてばかりいた。
ano kawaii toriwa kuru himo kuru himo naitebakari ita.
That pretty bird did nothing but sing day after day.
ひつじ なん くの?
hitsujiwa nanite nakuno
What sound does a sheep make?
Godan Verb (ku)

2. to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

Intransitive
Mahjong
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