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On-Yomi: メイ — Kun-Yomi: な.く、な.る、な.らす

Koohii stories:

1) [darg_sama] 25-10-2005(219): A chirp is quite simply the sound that comes from the mouth of birds.

2) [DrJones] 24-7-2008(91): This kanji is not limited to the chirp of a bird, but stands for the sound of any kind of animal. Picture a very weird bird that can imitate with its mouth (a bird with mouth, heh) the voice of many different animals: Meeow! Woof! Mooo! Cuack!!! (Maybe the bird has Kirby powers and obtains the abilities of the animals it eats).

3) [wilsoncb] 4-3-2010(55): Just 100 left to go! 頑張れ！ .

4) [testoman] 23-9-2008(15): Addition to DrJones' story: the bird that can mimic other animals (and then some!) is a Lyrebird. Check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y to see one in action.

5) [kanjihito] 27-7-2011(4): Chirp is the sound which comes from the mouths of birds.

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