noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
shedding tears; lacrimation
Formal or literary term for shedding tears, often used in solemn or written contexts. The medical sense 'lacrimation' is less common in everyday language.
彼の話を聞いて、思わず落涙した。
Hearing his story, I couldn't help but shed tears.
At the ceremony, many attendees could not hold back their tears.