声せい涙るいともに下くだる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

speak through tears; speak with tears in one's eyes

Literary expression describing a person so moved that their voice breaks and tears fall while speaking. Often used in formal or emotional contexts.

彼かれは声せい涙るいともに下くだる思おもいで、感かん謝しゃの言こと葉ばを述のべた。
With tears streaming down and his voice breaking, he expressed his gratitude.
声

せい

涙るい

とも

に

下くだ

る

よう

な

感かん

動どう

的てき

な

スピーチ

だっ

た

。

It was a moving speech that brought tears and a trembling voice.

Written forms

声せい涙るいともに下くだる
Standard kanji form using ともに.
声せい涙るい倶ともに下くだる
Variant using the older kanji 倶 for とも; rarely seen in modern writing.

Kanji

声voice
涙tears, sympathy
下below, down, descend
倶both, together, alike

Similar words

涙なみだながらに
Means 'while crying' or 'with tears', but does not necessarily include the voice breaking. 声涙ともに下る specifically combines both voice and tears.
感かん極きわまる
Means 'to be deeply moved', often to the point of tears, but is a more general expression of emotion without the specific imagery of voice and tears together.

Etymology

A four-character idiomatic phrase of classical Chinese origin (声涙倶下). The Japanese reading せいるいともにくだる adapts the kanji compound into a native verb phrase.