Memory phrase for the character: 泣

泣

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Meaning

cry, weep, moan

Pronunciation

KYŪ
naku

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: to stand 立

Mnemonic
 
Standing in the water and crying.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
立 to standA person with wide hips 六 stands upright on the ground 一.




 Vocabulary

泣く なく  to cry
号泣 ごうきゅう  crying aloud, lamentation, wailing
泣き虫 なきむし  crybaby
泣き出す なきだす  burst into tears

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