Lingaku泣く【なく】
Frequency rank: 952. – 953.
- to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Forms
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] cries from [Emotion]
[Child] cries in [Situation]
[Person] cries about [Experience]
[Person] cries in response to [Event]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
This word is used when describing the act of shedding tears or expressing strong emotions of sadness or pain.
She was crying.
The child started crying.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ないている泣いているto be cryingなく泣くことthe act of cryingおもわ思わずなく泣くto cry involuntarilyなく泣くこえ声crying voiceなきやむ泣き止むto stop cryingなく泣くこ子はそだつ育つcrying children grow (a proverb meaning that crying is a part of growing up)なきむし泣き虫crybabyなく泣くのをがまん我慢するto hold back tearsよなき夜泣きnight crying (typically refers to infants crying at night)おおごえ大声でなく泣くto cry loudly
Generated related terms (experimental)
なく泣く【なく】
To cry, to weep, often expressing sadness or strong emotions.
わらう笑う【わらう】
To laugh, often expressing happiness or amusement, acting in contrast to crying.
I couldn't help but laugh at my friend's joke.
さけぶ叫ぶ【さけぶ】
To shout or scream, expressing strong emotions such as anger or joy, often louder than crying.
なみだ涙【なみだ】
Tears, the fluid that comes from the eyes when someone cries, directly related to the act of crying.
よろこぶ喜ぶ【よろこぶ】
To rejoice or be happy, contrasting with the sadness often associated with crying.
Example sentences
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You've already drunk mummy's milk. Don't cry, please go sleepy-sleep.
However hard the training was, she never cried.
I tried to cheer her up, but she did nothing but cry.
He could not but cry, when he heard about his mother's death.
She confined herself to her study and wept to her heart's content.
No sooner had she entered her room than she began to cry.