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    3. 涙

    涙

    涙なみだ

    tears

    N2KMT9Freq #1381Emotions & PsychologyKanji10 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    なみだ

    On'yomi

    ルイレイ

    tearssympathy

    氵戻

    氵
    水
    戸
    大

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    渓添唳捩浹淹洟湊唳渓戻捩浹添泱洟

    Alternative forms of this concept

    氵
    氺

    Concepts using this kanji

    涙

    tear

    催涙

    tear-inducing

    涙声

    tearful voice

    感涙

    tears (from being deeply moved)

    悔し涙

    tears of regret

    涙ぐましい

    touching

    目に涙がたまる

    for tears to gather in one's eyes

    涙目

    teary eyes

    涙が出る

    to shed tears

    火山涙

    Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)

    涙川

    endless flood of tears

    声涙ともに下る

    to speak through one's tears

    一筋の涙

    a trickle of tears

    涙金

    (token amount of) consolation money

    涙小管

    lachrymal canal (lacrimal, lacrymal)

    涙活

    therapeutic crying for stress relief

    不覚の涙

    crying in spite of oneself

    涙点

    lachrymal punctum (lacrimal, lacrymal)

    涙勝ち

    prone to crying

    声涙

    tearful voice

    涙を流す

    to shed tears

    空涙

    crocodile tears

    涙道

    lachrymal passage (lacrimal, lacrymal)

    涙型

    teardrop-shaped

    落涙

    shedding tears

    味涙反射

    gustatory-lacrimal reflex

    涙器

    lacrimal apparatus

    涙管

    lachrymal or tear duct

    催涙ガス

    tear gas

    涙を催す

    to be moved to tears

    催涙スプレー

    tear gas defense spray (e.g. mace, pepper)

    涙腺

    tear gland

    流涙症

    epiphora (excessive watering of the eye)

    鬼の目にも涙

    even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears

    熱涙

    hot tears

    血も涙もない

    cold-blooded

    血涙

    bitter tears

    血の涙

    bitter tears

    涙を浮かべる

    to have tears in one's eyes

    催涙弾

    tear-gas bomb

    催涙銃

    tear-gas gun

    涙混じり

    (doing something) in tears

    涙顔

    tearful face

    涙堂

    eye bags

    聞くも涙、語るも涙

    (a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears

    涙骨

    lacrimal bone (of the skull)

    涙雨

    light rain

    涙腺崩壊

    crying one's eyes out

    涙腺が緩む

    to get teary

    涙を誘う

    to move to tears

    随喜の涙を流す

    to cry tears of joy

    涙茸

    Serpula lacrymans (species of dry rot fungus)

    涙塞き敢えず

    unable to fight back tears

    涙袋

    eye bags

    悲涙

    tears of sadness

    涙がちょちょぎれる

    to have tears in one's eyes

    涙もろい

    easily moved to tears

    ありがた涙

    tears of gratitude

    涙をのむ

    to swallow one's tears

    涙する

    to cry

    涙ながら

    while crying

    ペレーの涙

    Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)

    暗涙

    silent tears

    涙液

    lacrimal fluid

    涙滴状

    teardrop shaped

    随喜の涙

    tears of joy

    紅涙

    feminine tears

    鼻涙管

    nasolacrimal duct

    涙滴型

    teardrop-shaped

    涙が枯れる

    to cry until one runs out of tears

    暗涙に咽ぶ

    to shed silent tears

    涙ぐむ

    to have tears in one's eyes

    雀の涙

    drop in the bucket

    蚊の涙

    pittance

    涙箸

    dripping liquid (soup, sauce, etc.) from the tips of one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

    涙嚢炎

    dacryocystitis

    お涙頂戴

    tearjerker

    忝涙

    tears of gratitude

    嬉し涙

    happy tears

    落涙滂沱

    tears streaming down one's cheeks

    溜め涙

    pent-up tears

    涙嚢

    lachrymal sac

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    • 大
    • 戸
    • 氵
    • 水

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    • 暗涙
    • 暗涙に咽ぶ
    • 感涙
    • 嬉し涙
    • 空涙
    • 血も涙もない
    • 血涙
    • 紅涙
    • 催涙ガス
    • 催涙銃
    • 催涙弾
    • 雀の涙
    • 不覚の涙
    • 涙
    • 涙ぐましい
    • 涙声
    • 忝涙
    • 悔し涙
    • 涙雨
    • 涙ぐむ
    • 涙金
    • 落涙
    • 涙嚢
    • 涙腺
    • 催涙
    • 血の涙
    • 涙もろい
    • 涙管
    • ありがた涙
    • 熱涙
    • 蚊の涙
    • 涙塞き敢えず
    • 涙を流す
    • 涙をのむ
    • 涙を催す
    • 一筋の涙
    • 涙する
    • お涙頂戴
    • 落涙滂沱
    • 催涙スプレー
    • 流涙症
    • 涙ながら
    • 鬼の目にも涙
    • 涙目
    • 涙骨
    • 涙箸
    • 随喜の涙を流す
    • 随喜の涙
    • 涙小管
    • 涙道
    • 涙点
    • 鼻涙管
    • 涙器
    • 声涙
    • 声涙ともに下る
    • 悲涙
    • 火山涙
    • ペレーの涙
    • 涙滴型
    • 涙堂
    • 涙袋
    • 涙型
    • 涙顔
    • 涙茸
    • 涙勝ち
    • 涙川
    • 涙液
    • 涙を誘う
    • 目に涙がたまる
    • 涙混じり
    • 涙滴状
    • 涙を浮かべる
    • 涙が出る
    • 聞くも涙、語るも涙
    • 溜め涙
    • 涙活
    • 涙がちょちょぎれる
    • 涙が枯れる
    • 味涙反射
    • 涙腺崩壊
    • 涙腺が緩む
    • 涙嚢炎

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