鳴らす

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 鳴らす. Reading: ならす. Core meaning: to ring; to sound.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 出発の合図に小さな鐘を鳴らす / 弟は指で机を鳴らして調子を取った.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Causative and intransitive sound
  • Making a bell or desk produce sound uses the transitive 鳴らす. Distinguish it from the intransitive 鳴る, in which an object rings or sounds.