なく
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob
2. to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship (usu. as ...に泣く)
3. to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices
4. to be not worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame
Godan verb
Transitive verb
5. to lament; to bemoan; to bewail
Other spellings
泣く
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
なく
Used in vocabulary
Examples229
ビル は 何時間 も 泣き 続けた。
Bill kept on crying for hours.
私 は 彼女 が なく の を 見ていられない。
I can't bear to see her cry.
私 は 泣かず に いられなかった。
I couldn't help but cry.
その 子 は 泣いて ばかり いた。
He did nothing but cry.
その 子供 は 泣きそうな 顔 を している。
That child looks as if he is going to cry.
その 子供 は ただ 泣く ばかり だった。
That child did nothing but cry.