泣く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 泣く

なく

Godan verb

Freq #548

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.

Intransitive verb; Usu. as ...に泣く

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

Intransitive verb

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

Intransitive verb

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

Transitive verb

to lament; to bemoan; to bewail

8 strokes

Frequency: 1380

JLPT N2

Grade 4

cry

weep

moan

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds

キュウ

Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words

な.く

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