Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verbto sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

Nounstrait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom · kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern · cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern

Nounringing; sound

Nouncry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar; bark; yelp; meow

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose); to snap (fingers); to crack (joints) · to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed · to state; to insist; to complain

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbrumbling; (ringing) cadence

Nounlarge brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbsobbing; weeping; fit of crying

Nounclapper; noisemaker; bird rattle · naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)

Nounsongbird; oscine

Nounsyrinx; lower larynx

Nounpika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae)

Nounvocal sac (on frog)

Nounthunder

Nounbell-ringing (at a temple)

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbrattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased); creaking of a building (and its furniture)

Nounkamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern

Nounmusical instrument; music · accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)

Nounoscines (birds of suborder Oscines); songbirds

Nounsongbird; bird with a beautiful song

Nounsinging sand (which produces sound when stepped on); whistling sand; squeaking sand; barking sand

Nounarrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verbto reverberate; to resound; to echo · to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verbto resound (echo) far and wide

Noundistinctive ring tones

Godan verb with 'su' endingto begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

NounSolomon's seal (Polygonatum falcatum)

Godan verb with 'ru' endingto chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verbto start singing (of birds, etc.)

NounNaruto wakame; mild-flavoured wakame from Tokushima prefecture

NounNaruto kintoki; sweet potato grown in sandy soil

Nounmimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound

Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verbto stop making sounds (of an animal); to stop chirping; to stop crying

Godan verb with 'su' endingto exchange wooing cries; to cry (howl) to each other

Nounflourish of trumpets; fanfare

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto part in tears

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto chirp loudly (insects, birds, etc.); to sing noisily

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verbto quieten down; to fall silent · to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low; to keep a low profile

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verbto quieten down; to fall silent · to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low; to keep a low profile

V4k, Intransitive verbto reverberate; to resound; to echo

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verbto reverberate; to resound; to echo

Nounsounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)

NounNaruto University of Education

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)empty vessels make the most sound; the meowing cat does not catch the mouse

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' endingempty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada