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Grade 4JLPT N1

cry, weep, moan

8 strokes · frequency rank #1380

On
キュウ
Kun
な.く

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Common words

  1. くやしなきcrying from vexation; tears of regret1
  2. なきweeping; lamenting2
    • Finders keepers, losers weepers.

    • He cried and cried.

    • The baby stopped crying.

  3. なくto cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob3
    • Bill kept on crying for hours.

    • She cried.

    • Mummy cried.

  4. なきごえcry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine4
    • We could not bear to listen to the sick child's pathetic cries.

  5. なきがおcrying face; face of a person who is crying5
  6. ごうきゅうcrying loudly; bawling; wailing; lamentation6
  7. なかすto make someone cry; to move someone to tears7
    • We made him cry.

  8. なきどころweak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel8
  9. おとこなきman's weeping (esp. of someone not prone to tears)9
  10. なかせるto make someone cry; to move someone to tears10
    • It's OK to leave the baby to cry on occasion.

    • Whatever you say will set her off crying.

    • You know, you made me cry.

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