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嗚咽

嗚咽

See also: 呜咽

Chinese

(onomat. for humming)
 
to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass; throat
trad. (嗚咽)
simp. (呜咽)

Verb

嗚咽

  1. (Advanced Mandarin, literary) to sob; to whimper

Adjective

嗚咽

  1. (Advanced Mandarin, literary) low and deep (of a sound)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
えつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

嗚咽 (hiragana おえつ, romaji oetsu)

  1. sobbing

Verb

嗚咽する (hiragana おえつする, romaji oetsu suru)

  1. to sob

Conjugation