泣き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
泣
な Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 泣く (naku, “to cry”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なき [nàkí] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [na̠kʲi]

Noun

泣(な)き • (naki) 

1. crying
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   泣(な)きの一(いっ)回(かい)

   naki no ikkai

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   泣(な)きの再(さい)戦(せん)

   naki no saisen

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Derived terms

• 泣(な)き味(み)噌(そ) (nakimiso, “crybaby”)
• 泣(な)き虫(むし) (nakimushi, “crybaby”)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN