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泣く
naku
Description
「泣く」は、悲しい時やうれしい時に、目から涙が出ることです。
"泣く" means tears come from the eyes when you are sad or happy.
子どもがよく泣くように、人は感情が強い時に泣きます。
People cry when their emotions are strong, like children often do.
Meanings
泣くnaku
to cry, to weep (of a person)
赤ちゃんが大きな声で泣いている。
The baby is crying loudly.
泣くnaku
to suffer or lose out; to be forced to accept
安い値段で泣くしかなかった。
I had no choice but to cry at the cheap price.
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Notes
- Nuance
泣く is for people crying; 鳴く (same reading) is for animals/insects making sounds.
- Etymology
onomatopoeic root linked to the sound of weeping; contrasts with 鳴く for animal cries.
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