Japanese symbol for “weeping”
泣き
なき
Romaji: naki
weeping; lamenting
In Japanese, weeping is 泣き, read なき (naki).
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Meanings
- n weeping; lamenting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “weeping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| しくしく | しくしく shikushiku | weeping; sobbing; softly (crying) |
| 泣く泣く | なくなく nakunaku | tearfully; in tears; weeping |
| 号泣 | ごうきゅう goukyuu | crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets |
| 嗚咽 | おえつ oetsu | sobbing; weeping; fit of crying |
| すすり泣き | すすりなき susurinaki | sobbing; sob; weeping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 号泣 | ごうきゅう goukyuu | crying loudly; bawling; wailing |
| 泣き声 | なきごえ nakigoe | cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine |
| 泣く | なく naku | to cry; to shed tears; to weep |
| 泣かせる | なかせる nakaseru | to make someone cry; to move someone to tears |
| 悔し泣き | くやしなき kuyashinaki | crying from vexation; tears of regret |
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