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涙
涙
10 strokes
Frequency: 1381
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

tears
sympathy

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ăƒ«ă‚€
ăƒŹă‚€
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ăȘみだ

Common Words

涙
ăȘみだ
æłȘ
涕
ăȘみた
ăȘだ (涙)
ăȘんだ (涙)
Noun
Freq #756
1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion

Examples
çČ’ăźæ¶™ăŒćœŒć„łăźă»ăŠă‚’æ”ă‚ŒèœăĄăŸă€‚
Two tears fell down her cheeks.
2

sympathy

æ¶™ă‚’æ”ă™
ăȘみだをăȘがす
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #4465
1

to shed tears

Examples
æƒ…ă«ă»ă ă•ă‚ŒăŠæ€ă‚ăšæ¶™ă‚’æ”ă—ăŸă€‚
I was moved to tears in spite of myself.
æ¶™ç›ź
ăȘみだめ
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #5361
1

teary eyes

æ¶™ăŒć‡șる
ăȘみだがでる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #7280
1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

Examples
ă†ă‚Œă—ăăŠæ¶™ăŒć‡șるよ。
I could cry for joy.
æ¶™ă‚’æ”źă‹ăčる
æ¶™ă‚’ă†ă‹ăčる
ăȘみだをうかăčる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #10532
1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

Examples
æŻăŻç›źă«æ¶™ă‚’æ”źă‹ăčăŠç§ă‚’èŠ‹ăŸă€‚
Mother looked at me with tears in her eyes.
æ¶™ăă‚€
ăȘみだぐむ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #10628
1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

Examples
「ロミă‚Șăšă‚žăƒ„ăƒȘă‚šăƒƒăƒˆă€ă‚’èŠ‹ă‚‹ăšćż…ăšæ¶™ăă‚€ă€‚
One never sees "Romeo and Juliet" without being moved to tears.
æ¶™ćŁ°
ăȘみだごえ
Noun
Freq #15972
1

tearful voice

涙ăȘがら
ăȘみだăȘがら
Adverb
Freq #23870
1

Usu. ă€œă«

while crying; tearfully; in tears

Examples
ćœŒć„łăŻæ¶™ăȘăŒă‚‰ă«ć‹é”ăšćˆ„ă‚ŒăŸă€‚
She parted from her friend in tears.
涙è…ș
るいせん
Noun
Freq #23956
1

Anatomy

tear gland; lacrimal gland

Examples
涙è…șăŒè©°ăŸăŁăŠă„ă‚‹ăšèš€ă‚ă‚ŒăŸă—ăŸă€‚
I was told my tear duct was blocked.
感涙
かんるい
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #31108
1

tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude

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