Moto 泣: Cry; Weep; MoanKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キュウ
- Kun'yomi
- な(く)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 166 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キュウ)
- 号泣ごうきゅうcrying loudly; bawling
- 哀泣あいきゅうcrying with sadness
- 啼泣ていきゅうcrying; wailing
- 天泣てんきゅうrain from a cloudless sky
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 悔し泣きくやしなきcrying from vexation; tears of regret
- 泣きなきweeping; lamenting
- 泣かされるなかされるto be moved to tears
- 泣かすなかすto make someone cry; to move someone to tears
- 泣かせるなかせるto make someone cry; to move someone to tears
- 泣きじゃくるなきじゃくるto sob
- 泣き出すなきだすto burst into tears; to burst out crying
- 泣き叫ぶなきさけぶto cry and shout; to scream
- 泣き声なきごえcry; crying voice
- 泣き寝入りなきねいりcrying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration
- 泣き崩れるなきくずれるto break down crying
- 泣き所なきどころweak point; vulnerable point
- 泣き顔なきがおtear-stained face
- 泣くなくto cry; to weep
- 男泣きおとこなきman's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
- うそ泣きうそなきfaking crying; crocodile tears
- うれし泣きうれしなきweeping for joy; crying with happiness
- ぐずり泣きぐずりなきcrying (of a peevish baby)
- しくしく泣くしくしくなくto cry softly; to sob
- すすり泣きすすりなきsobbing; sob
- すすり泣くすすりなくto sob
- むせび泣きむせびなきsobbing
- むせび泣くむせびなくto sob; to be choked with tears
- もらい泣きもらいなきcrying in sympathy; infectious crying
- ギャン泣きギャンなきscreaming fit; tantrum
- マジ泣きマジなきgenuine crying
- 一円を笑う者は一円に泣くいちえんをわらうものはいちえんになくtake care of the penny; he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen
- 一銭を笑う者は一銭に泣くいっせんをわらうものはいっせんになくtake care of the penny; he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen
- 人泣かせひとなかせannoyance; nuisance
- 今泣いた烏がもう笑ういまないたからすがもうわらうa child's emotions change easily; the bird that cried now laughs
- 作り泣きつくりなきmake-believe crying
- 医者泣かせいしゃなかせ(being an) annoyance to one's doctor; troublesome patient
- 半泣きはんなきbeing about to cry; the verge of tears
- 名が泣くながなくto not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name
- 咽び泣きむせびなきsobbing
- 咽び泣くむせびなくto sob; to be choked with tears
- 啜り泣きすすりなきsobbing; sob
- 啜り泣くすすりなくto sob
- 喜び泣きよろこびなきcrying for joy
- 嘘泣きうそなきfaking crying; crocodile tears
- 噎び泣きむせびなきsobbing
- 夕暮れ泣きゆうぐれなきbaby colic
- 夜泣きよなきcrying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
- 大泣きおおなきcrying hard; crying one's eyes out
- 嬉し泣きうれしなきweeping for joy; crying with happiness
- 子泣きじじいこなきじじいKonaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
- 子泣き爺こなきじじいKonaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
- 弁慶の泣き所べんけいのなきどころAchilles heel; one's weak point
- 忍び泣きしのびなきquiet weeping
- 忍び泣くしのびなくto shed silent tears
Other readings
- ぎゃん泣きギャンなきscreaming fit; tantrum
- まじ泣きマジなきgenuine crying
- ウソ泣きうそなきfaking crying; crocodile tears
- 夕暮泣きゆうぐれなきbaby colic
- 嬉泣うれしなきweeping for joy; crying with happiness
- 嬉泣きうれしなきweeping for joy; crying with happiness
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