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泣く

泣く

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

  •  () (naku)

Verb

泣く (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana なく, romaji naku)

  1. (intransitive) to cry tears, to weep, to sob
  2. (intransitive) to howl

泣く (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana なく, romaji naku)

  1. to grieve over something

Derived terms

Conjugation

See also

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067