Word details

お涙頂戴

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お涙頂戴.

Dictionary

Entry

お涙頂戴お涙ちょうだいみだちょうだいNoun~の Adj.Freq #64971
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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

tears, sympathy

10 strokesFrequency 1,381JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ルイレイ

Kun

なみだ

place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak

11 strokesFrequency 1,350JLPT N2Grade 6

On

チョウ

Kun

いただ.くいただき

be crowned with, live under (a ruler), receive

18 strokesFrequency 2,332Grade 8

On

タイ

Kun

いただ.く

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