泣 — kanji meaning “cry”
泣
cry, weep, moan
- Meanings
- cry, weep, moan
- On'yomi
- キュウ (kyuu)
- Kun'yomi
- な.く
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1380 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- qì — Chinese character page
Words with 泣
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泣き | なき naki | weeping; lamenting |
| 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 |
| 泣き叫ぶ | なきさけぶ nakisakebu | to cry and shout; to scream |
| 泣かす | なかす nakasu | to make someone cry; to move someone to tears |
| 泣ける | なける nakeru | to shed tears; to be moved to tears |
| 泣き顔 | なきがお nakigao | crying face; face of a person who is crying |
| 泣かせ | なかせ nakase | annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to) |
| 泣き虫 | なきむし nakimushi | crybaby; blubberer |
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