泣

cry, weep, moan

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

な.く

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:8

JLPT:N1

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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