泣なき入いる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

burst into tears; sob; weep

Archaic or literary verb meaning to cry intensely or break down sobbing. In modern Japanese, 泣き出す or 泣きじゃくる are more common.

• 彼かの女じょは悲かなしみのあまり泣なき入いった。

  She burst into tears from overwhelming sadness.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつがしばしば泣なき入いる場ば面めんが描えがかれる。

  In classical literature, scenes where characters break down sobbing are often depicted.