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涙腺崩壊 (ruisenhoukai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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るい
腺せん
崩ほう
壊かい
し
た
。
I cried my eyes out at the final scene of this movie.
I almost burst into tears reading the touching letter.
Kanji 壊 demolition, break, destroy Related words 涙るい 腺せん Literally 'tear glands'; 涙腺崩壊 is a slangy compound meaning the tear glands have collapsed, i.e., uncontrollable crying.
号ごう 泣きゅう Means 'wailing' or 'crying loudly'; 涙腺崩壊 is more about being emotionally overwhelmed to the point of tears, often used in online reactions.
Etymology Compound of 涙腺 (ruisen, 'tear glands') and 崩壊 (hōkai, 'collapse'). A slang expression that originated online, likening uncontrollable crying to the tear glands breaking down.
