tears, sympathy

On'yomi
ルイ、レイ
Kun'yomi
なみだ
Parts
一大尸氵戸similar kanji →
JLPT N310 strokesSecondary#1381 most commonU+6D99

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Words using 涙

  • 感涙かんるいtears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitudeN5
  • 涙なみだtear; tears; lachrymal secretionN5
  • 涙ぐましいなみだぐましいtouching; moving; painfulN5
  • 涙声なみだごえtearful voiceN5
  • 催涙さいるいtear-inducingN5
  • 空涙そらなみだcrocodile tearsN3
  • 血も涙もないちもなみだもないcold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderateN3
  • 雀の涙すずめのなみだdrop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tearsN3
  • 涙ぐむなみだぐむto have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tearsN3
  • 涙腺るいせんtear gland; lacrimal glandN3
  • 涙を流すなみだをながすto shed tearsN3
  • 涙するなみだするto cry; to shed tearsN3
  • お涙頂戴おなみだちょうだいtearjerker; sob story; maudlin taleN3
  • 涙ながらなみだながらwhile crying; tearfully; in tearsN3
  • 涙混じりなみだまじり(doing something) in tearsN3
  • 涙を浮かべるなみだをうかべるto have tears in one's eyes; to be close to cryingN3
  • 涙が出るなみだがでるto shed tears; to (begin to) cryN3
  • 涙が枯れるなみだがかれるto cry until one runs out of tearsN3