Watching the sad movie, I couldn't stop my tears.
涙
tears, sympathy
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
水部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ルイ, レイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
なみだ
Common Readings
ルイ, なみだ
Example sentences
At the last scene of the movie, many audience members shed tears.
She shed tears in spite of herself, being so moved.
While cutting onions, I got very teary-eyed.
Tears come out when I cut onions.
She listened to the sad story with tears in her eyes.
She was moved to tears as she remembered the past.
She expressed her gratitude in a tearful voice.
This movie is so sad it stimulated my tear glands.
Listening to his speech, the audience was choked with tears of emotion.
Example Vocabulary
涙
tear; tears; crying; sympathy
涙を流す
to shed tears; to cry; to weep
涙目
teary-eyed; watery eyes
涙が出る
to shed tears; to cry
涙を浮かべる
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
涙ぐむ
to have one's eyes fill with tears; to be moved to tears
涙声
tearful voice; voice choked with tears
涙腺
lacrimal gland; tear gland
涙ながら
感涙
tears of gratitude; tears of emotion
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