泣

cry

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingキュウ

Kun readingな.く

JLPT level: N2 Jōyō Grade 4

Meanings

cryRtK
weep
メアリーは遊園地で一人で泣いている男の子を見つけて、やさしく声をかけた。「ねえ、ぼく、どうしたの？迷子になっちゃったの？お姉ちゃんが迷子センターに連れてってあげようか？」In the amusement park Mary found a boy on his own weeping, and spoke to him gently. "Hey, sonny, what is it? Are you lost? Would you like me to take you to the Lost Children Department?"tatoeba
彼は母親の死の知らせを聞くと、ただ泣くばかりだった。He did nothing but weep when he heard of his mother's death.tatoeba
moan

to cry
to shed tears
to weep
to sob
to suffer (from)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical水water 氵variant 氺variant

Components

How it's built

泣

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · vase · stand up (立)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 463

Compound words

泣くなく

to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob; to suffer (from)

泣きなき

weeping; lamenting

号泣ごうきゅう

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; lamentation; crying one's eyes out (without making noise)

泣き声なきごえ

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

泣き顔なきがお

crying face; face of a person who is crying

悔し泣きくやしなき

crying from vexation; tears of regret

to abandon oneself to grief

泣伏すなきふす

to break down crying

泣暮すなきくらす

to spend one's days in tears

to abandon oneself to grief

泣き伏すなきふす

to break down crying

Additional Examples

彼は母の死の知らせを聞くと、ただ泣くばかりだった。

He did nothing but weep when he heard of his mother's death.tatoeba

彼は彼女を慰めようとしたが、彼女は泣き続けた。

He tried to comfort her, but she kept crying.tatoeba

彼は彼女になぜ泣いているのかと尋ねた。

He asked her why she was crying.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

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