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泣
泣
8 strokes
Frequency: 1380
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

cry
weep
moan

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
な.く

Common Words

泣く
なく
Godan verb
Freq #548
1

Intransitive verb

to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob

Examples
ビルは何時間も泣き続けた。
Bill kept on crying for hours.
2

Intransitive verb; Usu. as ...に泣く

to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship

3

Intransitive verb

to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices

4

Intransitive verb

to be not worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame

5

Transitive verb

to lament; to bemoan; to bewail

泣き声
なきごえ
Noun
Freq #4225
1

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine

Examples
病気の子どもの痛ましい泣き声を聞くのは我々には耐えられなかった。
We could not bear to listen to the sick child's pathetic cries.
2

tearful voice; weepy voice

泣き出す
なきだす
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #5111
1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

Examples
彼女は今にも泣き出しそうだった。
She was on the verge of crying.
泣き叫ぶ
泣叫ぶ
なきさけぶ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #9703
1

to cry and shout; to scream

Examples
幼児はしゃべることができないので、ほしいものが手に入るまで泣き叫ぶ。
An infant is not capable of speaking, so it just screams until it gets what it wants.
泣きじゃくる
なきじゃくる
泣き噦る
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #10917
1

to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on

Examples
寝室に入るや否や、彼女は泣きじゃくり出した。
On entering the bedroom, she started sobbing.
泣き
なき
Noun
Freq #10937
1

weeping; lamenting

Examples
見つけた人がもらう人、なくした人は泣きをみる。
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
泣かす
なかす
Godan verb
Freq #12607
1

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears

Examples
私達は彼を泣かしてしまった。
We made him cry.
2

to grieve

泣き顔
なきがお
Noun
Freq #13248
1

crying face; face of a person who is crying

泣き付く
泣付く
泣きつく
なきつく
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #13498
1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

Examples
案の定、あの業者今日になって泣きついてきたよ。
Just like I thought, the contractor came back today, begging for more time.
泣き言
なきごと
Noun
Freq #14533
1

complaint

Examples
人は泣きつつ生まれ、泣き言を言いつつ暮らし、失望落胆して死ぬ。
We are born crying, spend our lives complaining, and die disappointed.
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