歔きょ欷き

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

Literary or classical term for audible crying or sobbing. Rare in modern everyday speech; may appear in older literature or poetic contexts.

は

、

登とう

場じょう

人じん

物ぶつ

が

歔きょ

欷き

する

場ば

面めん

が

よく

出で

て

くる

。

In old novels, scenes where characters sob often appear.

泣なく
泣く is the common everyday word for crying. 歔欷 is a rare literary term for sobbing.
すすり泣なく
すすり泣く means to sob or weep quietly. 歔欷 is more formal and less common.

The kanji 歔 and 欷 both relate to sighing or sobbing. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is a literary compound.