涙 – vocab dash

Keyword

tears

sympathy

Frequency: #1381
Strokes: 10
Grade: 8
JLPT (old): N2
Heisig: 1163

Readings

なみだ60%

ルイ40%

Mnemonic

Water drops slide down your cheek and, when you ask them to turn back to how it was, they refuse and splash onto the letter as tears.

Stroke order

Composed of

氵water drops 戻turn back to how it was

Used in vocabulary

涙なみだ

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

Noun

催さい涙るい

tear-inducing

Prenominal

涙なみだ声ごえ

tearful voice

Noun

悔くやし涙なみだ

tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin

Noun

涙なみだぐましい

touching; moving; painful

I-adjective

感かん涙るい

tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude

Noun

涙るい腺せん

tear gland; lacrimal gland

Noun

涙なみだする

to cry; to shed tears

Suru verb

涙なみだぐむ

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

Godan verb

血けつ涙るい

bitter tears; tears of blood

Noun

落らく涙るい

shedding tears; lacrimation

Noun

嬉うれし涙なみだ

happy tears; tears of joy

Noun

涙なみだ雨あめ

light rain; rain falling at a time of sadness; condoling rain

Noun

涙なみだもろい

easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose

I-adjective