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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 泣く

    泣く

    泣なく​

    to cry

    N4KMT8CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab9 strokes

    なく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to cry, to shed tears, to weep, to sob
    2.
    to suffer (from), to be troubled (by), to face hardship
    3.
    to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.), to do reluctantly, to make sacrifices
    4.
    to be not worth the name, to suffer (of a reputation), to be spoiled, to be put to shame

    Verb, Transitive

    5.
    to lament, to bemoan, to bewail

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    赤あかちゃんが泣ないています。

    The baby is crying.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    負まけても泣なくな、次つぎがあるさ。

    Don't cry even if you lose; there's always next time.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologySports & Martial Arts
    映えい画がの感かん動どう的てきなシーンで、多おおくの観かん客きゃくが泣ないた。

    Many audience members cried during the emotional scene of the movie.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment
    悲かなしくて、思おもわず泣ないてしまった。

    I was so sad that I cried without thinking.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは悔くやしさに唇なくちびるを噛かみしめ、人ひと知しれず泣ないた。

    He bit his lip in frustration and cried secretly.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    泣
    な.く…(1)
    cry・weep・moan
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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