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随喜の涙 (zuikinonamida) Japanese meaning: tears of joy | Kotomora

随ずい喜きの涙なみだ

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Meanings

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expression, noun

tears of joy

A literary or formal expression for crying from happiness or deep emotion, often used in Buddhist contexts or elevated writing.

再さい会かいの知しらせに、彼かの女じょは随ずい喜きの涙なみだを流ながし

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At the news of their reunion, she shed tears of joy.

随ずい喜きの涙なみだを禁きんじ得えなかった。

I couldn't hold back my tears of joy.

Kanji

随follow, though, notwithstanding
喜rejoice, take pleasure in
涙tears, sympathy

Related words

嬉うれし涙なみだ
嬉し涙 is a more common, everyday term for tears of joy, while 随喜の涙 carries a literary or religious nuance.

Built from

随ずい喜き+涙なみだ

Etymology

From Buddhist terminology, where 随喜 (ずいき) means 'to rejoice in the good deeds of others' or 'to feel joy in following the Buddha's teachings'. The phrase literally means 'tears of rejoicing'.