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ありがた涙 (arigatanamida) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ありがた涙なみだ

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Meanings

1

tears of gratitude

Tears shed from feeling deeply thankful or moved by someone's kindness.

彼かの女じょは感かん謝しゃの気き持もちで、ありがた涙なみだを流ながし

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She shed tears of gratitude out of thankfulness.

思おもいがけない親しん切せつに、ありがた涙なみだがこぼれた。

Tears of gratitude spilled over at the unexpected kindness.

Kanji

涙tears, sympathy
有possess, have, exist
難difficult, impossible, trouble

Related words

嬉うれし涙なみだ
嬉し涙 are tears of joy in general, while ありがた涙 specifically express gratitude.
悔くやし涙なみだ
悔し涙 are tears of frustration or regret, contrasting with the thankful nature of ありがた涙.

Written forms

ありがた涙なみだ
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
有あり難がた涙なみだ
Full kanji spelling; less common.
有あり難がた涙なみだ
Alternate full kanji spelling; rare.

Etymology

Compound of ありがた (grateful, from 有り難い) and 涙 (tears). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently means 'grateful tears'.