鳴らす

ならす · narasu · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to ring

🔔 鳴 = mouth 口 + bird 鳥: a bird's call; 鳴らす = make something sound

鳴る (naru) means 'to ring' on its own, like a bell that rings. Swapping the ending to -asu makes it causative, so 鳴らす (narasu) means you make it ring. Sound hook: NARrate with a bell, SUre.

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