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お涙頂戴 (おなみだちょうだい) — tearjerker | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
お涙頂戴

お涙頂戴

お涙なみだ頂ちょう戴だい

tearjerker

Kanji Vocab Music & Entertainment Emotions & Psychology41 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

お涙ちょうだい御涙頂戴

おなみだちょうだい

Noun, Particle

1.

tearjerker, sob story, maudlin tale

ANIMATION

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Kanji that make up this word

なみだ…(2)

tears・sympathy

いただ.く・いただき…(1)

place on the head・receive・top of head・top・summit…(1)

いただ.く…(1)

be crowned with・live under (a ruler)・receive

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