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Kotomora

泪

tears, weep, cry

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ルイ
  • レイ

Kun'yomi

  • なみだ

Meaning

泪 centers on the physical expression of sorrow: tears, weeping, and crying. It is the visible water that comes from the eyes when one is sad.

Study

Etymology

泪 is a variant form of 涙. It combines 氵 (water) with 目 (eye), directly depicting water from the eye, i.e., tears.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 flows from the eye 目: 泪 is tears.

Reading mnemonic

For ルイ, imagine a weeping eye that looks like a ruined painting: ruined -> ルイ, and the tears ruin the view.