泣
cry, moan, weep
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
8 / 8
Information
Grade:4
Strokes:8
JLPT:1
Frequency:1380
Vocabulary
キュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 号泣 | ゴウキュウ | crying loudly; bawling; wailing; lamentation; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets; weeping |
| 感泣 | カンキュウ | being moved to tears |
| 天泣 | テンキュウ | rain from a cloudless sky |
| 泣訴 | キュウソ | imploring with tears in one's eyes |
| 悲泣 | ヒキュウ | tears of grief; crying with sadness |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悔し泣き | くやしなき | crying from vexation; tears of regret |
| 泣き | なき | weeping; lamenting |
| 泣き声 | なきごえ | cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice |
| 泣く | なく | to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship; to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices; to be not worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame; to lament; to bemoan; to bewail |
| 泣き顔 | なきがお | crying face; face of a person who is crying |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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注
annotate, comment, concentrate on, flow into, irrigate, notes, pour, shed (tears)
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