Expressions 泣な きを 見み る suffer a bad experience; be put in a tough spot; experience hardship 泣な きを 入い れる cry and beg for mercy; apologize in tears 泣な きべそをかく be about to cry; be close to tears; whimper Related words 嘆き emphasizes sorrow, grief, or lament even without actual tears, while 泣き refers specifically to the act of crying.
涙 refers to the physical tears themselves, while 泣き refers to the act or state of crying.
Word family· 65 crybaby; blubberer
cry; sob; whine · tearful voice; weepy voice
crying oneself to sleep · giving up in frustration; accepting a situation meekly
cry and shout; scream; bawl
crying at night (of an infant); baby colic
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complaint; whining; grievance
laughing while crying; smiling through tears · alternating laughter and tears; joy and sorrow
beg in tears; appeal tearfully; throw oneself on someone's mercy
break down crying; collapse in tears
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
tears of joy; crying from happiness
wail; bawl; cry loudly
sobbing; weeping
man's weeping; a man crying openly
weak point; Achilles' heel; vulnerable spot
sob; cry uncontrollably
crying from vexation; tears of regret
burst into tears; start crying; be moved to tears
on the verge of tears; half-crying
fake crying; crocodile tears
crying hard; wailing; bawling
professional female mourner; keener
professional male mourner; keener
tearful face; crying face
cry one's eyes out; bawl; weep buckets
crocodile tears; fake crying; feigned sadness
crying for real; genuinely crying
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Etymology Derived as the nominal or continuative stem form of the verb 泣く , "to cry." The kanji 泣 is conventionally associated with crying or weeping.
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