お涙頂戴
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お涙頂戴
1
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
Examples
その映画はお涙頂戴ものだ。
The movie is a stereotyped sob story.
Kanji in this Word
涙
10 strokes
Frequency: 1381
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
tears
sympathy
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ルイ
レイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
なみだ
頂
11 strokes
Frequency: 1350
JLPT N2
Grade 6
Meanings
place on the head
receive
top of head
top
summit
peak
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いただ.く
いただき
戴
18 strokes
Frequency: 2332
Grade 8
Meanings
be crowned with
live under (a ruler)
receive
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
タイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いただ.く
御
12 strokes
Frequency: 1087
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
honorable
manipulate
govern
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョ
ゴ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おん-
お-
み-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
う
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