Vocab Info

N5 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

()to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to cry, to shed tears, to weep, to sob

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to suffer (from), to be troubled (by), to face hardship

      usu. as ...に泣く
    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.), to do reluctantly, to make sacrifices

    4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to be not worth worth the name, to suffer (of a reputation), to be spoiled, to be put to shame

    5. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

      to lament, to bemoan, to bewail

    All Forms

    泣く 【なく】

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    Examples

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      (おや)(まえ)()

      To cry in front of your parents.

      • N5

      日光(にっこう)不足(ふそく)()

      To cry due to lack of sunlight.

      • N5

      (あね)(いもうと)に:「(なん)()いているの?(だれ)のせい?」

      Older sister to younger sister: 'Why are you crying? Whose fault is it?'

      • N5

      (ちち)映画(えいが)()ながら()いています。

      My father is crying while watching a movie.

      • N5

      祖母(そぼ)()()大声(おおごえ)()いた。

      I cried out loud when I learned of my grandmother's death.

      • N4
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