鳴ります（なります、narimasu）
- to ring

The Japanese word 鳴ります鳴ります means "to sound," "to ring," "to chime," "to make a noise," or "to be heard" in the sense of a sound occurring. It implies the production of a sound, often automatically or spontaneously. It can describe a wide variety of sounds, from the ringing of a phone to the chirping of birds. The subject of the verb is the thing that is producing the sound. Note that 鳴ります鳴ります generally describes a single instance of sound, not a continuous or repeated action.

⚫︎ 電話が鳴ります。 Translation: The phone is ringing. ⚫︎ 鳥が鳴きます。 Translation: Birds sing/chirp. ⚫︎ サイレンが鳴りました。 Translation: The siren sounded.

⚫︎ This word is used to describe the occurrence of a sound. ⚫︎ You would use it when something *makes* a sound, and you want to describe the sound itself. ⚫︎ Use it in a formal or informal setting, depending on the context. Its usage doesn't typically indicate a level of formality. ⚫︎ Be mindful of the subject of the sentence, which is the thing *producing* the sound.

⚫︎ The base form of the verb is 鳴く (naku), which means "to sing (of birds)," "to bark (of dogs)," or "to cry (of animals)". ⚫︎ 鳴ります鳴りますis the polite, present tense, affirmative form of the verb. It's written in hiragana as なります。 ⚫︎ The kanji for 鳴 is used but mostly for the dictionary form or in more formal writing.

⚫︎ 聞こえます (kikoemasu) - to be heard, can be heard (describes the act of hearing a sound) ⚫︎ 響きます (hibikimasu) - to resound, to echo (describes a sound with resonance) ⚫︎ 音がします (oto ga shimasu) - to make a sound, there is a sound (more general)

There aren't direct antonyms, as the verb describes an action (making a sound). To express the opposite, you would describe the absence of sound, such as: ⚫︎ 静かです (shizuka desu) - It's quiet. ⚫︎ 音がしません (oto ga shimasen) - There's no sound.

目覚まし時計が朝七時に鳴ります。 ・Translation: The alarm clock rings at 7 AM. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 鳴ります鳴りますto describe the sound made by the alarm clock.

彼の携帯電話が突然鳴りました。 ・Translation: His cell phone suddenly rang. ・Explanation: The sentence illustrates the sudden occurrence of a ringing sound.

The verb 鳴く (naku), and by extension 鳴ります鳴ります, comes from the Old Japanese word *naku*, meaning "to cry out," or "to make a sound." Over time, it evolved to encompass a broader range of sounds and became the basis for various related verbs.