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哀哭 (あいこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
grief ; mourning ; lamentation
A somewhat literary or formal word for deep sorrow and weeping, often used in poetic or religious contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to grieve' or 'to lament'.
あい
哭こく
の
声こえ
が
教きょう
会かい
に
響ひび
い
た
。
The sound of lamentation echoed through the church.
Similar words 悲かな しみ 悲しみ is the common word for sadness or sorrow, while 哀哭 is more intense and literary, implying audible weeping and mourning.
嘆なげ き 嘆き also means grief or lamentation, but 哀哭 emphasizes the act of crying aloud, whereas 嘆き can be more about sighing or deep regret.
Etymology Compound of 哀 (grief, sorrow) and 哭 (weep, cry). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination directly conveys the meaning of sorrowful weeping.
