鳴なき声ごえ

な

き

ご

え

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

animal vocalization; cry; call; song

General term for the sound an animal makes, covering chirps, barks, meows, roars, etc. The specific English gloss depends on the animal.

いぬ

の

鳴な

き

声ごえ

が

うるさく

て

眠ねむ

れ

ない

。

The dog's barking is so loud I can't sleep.

鳴なき声ごえUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
啼なき声ごえUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form using the less common 啼 kanji for animal cries.
鳴なき声ごえUsage4%
Less common variant without okurigana; still encountered.
なきごえUsage1%

声こえ
声 is a general word for voice or sound produced by living things, including humans. 鳴き声 specifically refers to animal vocalizations.
鳴なく
鳴く is the verb 'to make a sound' (for animals). 鳴き声 is the noun form for the sound itself.

Compound of 鳴き (naki, 'crying', the continuative form of 鳴く naku 'to cry (of an animal)') + 声 (koe, 'voice'). The koe changes to goe due to rendaku.