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聞くも涙、語るも涙

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 聞くも涙、語るも涙.

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Entry

聞くも涙、語るも涙きくもなみだ、かたるもなみだ~の Adj.Expression
1

(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hear, ask, listen

14 strokesFrequency 319JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ブンモン

Kun

き.くき.こえる

tears, sympathy

10 strokesFrequency 1,381JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ルイレイ

Kun

なみだ

word, speech, language

14 strokesFrequency 301JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

かた.るかた.らう

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