鳴き声

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 鳴き声 is read as なきごえ and means an animal’s cry or call.
• Basic usage: It can be the call heard from a bird in a forest or recorded frog calls compared by type.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Hearing a call at a distance
  • 鳥の鳴き声が聞こえる means hearing a bird’s call from deep in the forest. Example: 森の奥から鳥の鳴き声が聞こえました。
• Comparing recorded calls
  • 蛙の鳴き声 refers to the recorded frog calls compared by type. Example: 録音された蛙の鳴き声を種類ごとに比べました。