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漣漣

漣漣

See also: 涟涟

Chinese

ripple; tearful ripple; tearful
trad. (漣漣)
simp. (涟涟)

Adjective

漣漣

  1. (literary, of tears) flowing continuously

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れん
Jinmeiyō
れん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 漣漣 (liᴇn liᴇn).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Adjective

漣漣 (-tari inflection, hiragana れんれん, romaji renren)

  1. (of tears) continuously flowing

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9