烏鳴き

からすなき

cry of the crow

夜鳴き

よなき

crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night

鼠鳴き

ねずみなき

whistling of a prostitute (to attract customers)

鳴き砂

なきすな

singing sand (which produces sound when stepped on), whistling sand, squeaking sand, barking sand

小鳴き

ささなき

twittering of a bush warbler (esp. during winter), tiny twittering

長鳴き

ながなき

long crowing (warbling)

鳴き声

なきごえ

cry (esp. animal), roar, chirp, tweet, bark, whine, meow

初鳴き

はつなき

first song or chirp, etc. (in the year) of a particular bird or insect species

鳴き鳥

なきどり めいちょう

songbird, bird with a beautiful song

泣きまね

なきまね

feigned tears; crocodile tears

鳴き頻る

なきしきる

to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)

求愛鳴き

きゅうあいなき

mating call

鳴き出す

なきだす

to start singing (of birds, etc.)

夜鳴き蕎麦

よなきそば

ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)

鳴き交わす

なきかわす

to exchange wooing cries, to cry (howl) to each other

鳴きたてる

なきたてる

to chirp loudly (insects, birds, etc.); to sing noisily

吹き鳴らす

to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound

掻き鳴らす

かきならす

to thrum, to strum

弾き鳴らす

to pluck the strings of an instrument; to strum