涙 — kanji meaning “tears”
涙
tears, sympathy
- Meanings
- tears, sympathy
- On'yomi
- ルイ (rui)、レイ (rei)
- Kun'yomi
- なみだ
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1381 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- lèi
Words with 涙
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感涙 | かんるい kanrui | tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude |
| 催涙 | さいるい sairui | tear-inducing |
| 涙声 | なみだごえ namidagoe | tearful voice |
| 悔し涙 | くやしなみだ kuyashinamida | tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation |
| 涙ぐむ | なみだぐむ namidagumu | to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears |
| 涙腺 | るいせん ruisen | tear gland; lacrimal gland |
| 涙する | なみだする namidasuru | to cry; to shed tears |
| 血涙 | けつるい ketsurui | bitter tears; tears of blood |
| 落涙 | らくるい rakurui | shedding tears; lacrimation |
| 嬉し涙 | うれしなみだ ureshinamida | happy tears; tears of joy |
| 涙雨 | なみだあめ namidaame | light rain |
| 暗涙 | あんるい anrui | silent tears |
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