Moto 涙: Tears; SympathyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ルイ、レイ
- Kun'yomi
- なみだ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 94 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ルイ・レイ)
- 催涙さいるいlacrimator; dacryagogue
- 感涙かんるいtears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
- 催涙ガスさいるいガスtear gas
- 催涙スプレーさいるいスプレーtear gas defense spray (e.g. mace, pepper)
- 催涙弾さいるいだんtear-gas bomb
- 催涙銃さいるいじゅうtear-gas gun
- 声涙せいるいtearful voice
- 声涙ともに下るせいるいともにくだるto speak through one's tears; to speak with tears in one's eyes
- 声涙倶に下るせいるいともにくだるto speak through one's tears; to speak with tears in one's eyes
- 悲涙ひるいtears of sadness
- 暗涙あんるいsilent tears
- 暗涙に咽ぶあんるいにむせぶto shed silent tears
- 流涙症りゅうるいしょうepiphora (excessive watering of the eye)
- 涙器るいきlacrimal apparatus
- 涙嚢るいのうlachrymal sac; tear sac
- 涙堂るいどうeye bags; periorbital puffiness
- 涙小管るいしょうかんlachrymal canal (lacrimal, lacrymal); lachrymal duct
- 涙活るいかつtherapeutic crying for stress relief; having a good cry
- 涙液るいえきlacrimal fluid; tears
- 涙滴型るいてきがたteardrop-shaped
- 涙滴状るいてきじょうteardrop shaped
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 涙なみだtear; tears
- 悔し涙くやしなみだtears of regret; bitter tears
- 涙ぐましいなみだぐましいtouching; moving
- 涙ぐむなみだぐむto have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
- 涙声なみだごえtearful voice
- ありがた涙ありがたなみだtears of gratitude
- お涙頂戴おなみだちょうだいtearjerker; sob story
- すずめの涙すずめのなみだdrop in the bucket; very small quantity
- そら涙そらなみだcrocodile tears
- ペレーの涙ペレーのなみだPele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)
- 一筋の涙ひとすじのなみだa trickle of tears
- 不覚の涙ふかくのなみだcrying in spite of oneself
- 嬉し涙うれしなみだhappy tears; tears of joy
- 御涙頂戴おなみだちょうだいtearjerker; sob story
- 悔やし涙くやしなみだtears of regret; bitter tears
- 有り難涙ありがたなみだtears of gratitude
- 涙が出るなみだがでるto shed tears; to (begin to) cry
- 涙するなみだするto cry; to shed tears
- 涙ながらなみだながらwhile crying; in tears
- 涙まじりなみだまじり(doing something) in tears
- 涙もろいなみだもろいeasily moved to tears; given to weeping
- 涙をうかべるなみだをうかべるto have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
- 涙をのむなみだをのむto pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
- 涙を催すなみだをもよおすto be moved to tears
- 涙を呑むなみだをのむto pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
- 涙を流すなみだをながすto shed tears
- 涙を浮かべるなみだをうかべるto have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
- 涙を誘うなみだをさそうto move to tears; to draw tears
- 涙乍らなみだながらwhile crying; in tears
- 涙交じりなみだまじり(doing something) in tears
- 涙勝ちなみだがちprone to crying
- 涙型なみだがたteardrop-shaped
- 涙川なみだがわendless flood of tears
- 涙形なみだがたteardrop-shaped
- 涙混じりなみだまじり(doing something) in tears
Other readings
- スズメの涙すずめのなみだdrop in the bucket; very small quantity
- 忝涙かたじけなみだtears of gratitude
- 有難涙ありがたなみだtears of gratitude
- 涙塞き敢えずなみだせきあえずunable to fight back tears
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