嬉し泣き
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 嬉し泣き
1
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
Examples
彼女は飛行機墜落事故で息子が一命をとりとめたことを聞いてうれし泣きした。
She cried for joy when she heard that her son had survived the plane crash.
Kanji in this Word
嬉
15 strokes
Frequency: 2274
JLPT N1
Grade 9
Meanings
glad
pleased
rejoice
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うれ.しい
たの.しむ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
うらし
うれし
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
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