The baby is crying loudly.
泣
cry, weep, moan
Kanji
Grade
Grade 4
Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
水部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
なく
Nanori (Name Reading)
なき
Common Readings
キュウ, な…く
Example sentences
He was crying with a suppressed voice.
I heard a baby's cry from somewhere faintly.
The sound of a baby crying was heard from the room next door.
The lost child suddenly burst into tears.
He suddenly started crying.
The lost child was crying and screaming loudly on the street.
She suddenly had a fit of hysteria and cried out.
The child was sobbing on the roadside.
The child's crying figure was truly pitiful.
Example Vocabulary
泣く
to cry
泣き声
cry; weeping voice
泣き出す
to burst into tears; to start crying
泣き叫ぶ
to cry and scream; to wail
泣きじゃくる
to sob; to cry uncontrollably
泣かす
to make cry; to move to tears
泣き
crying; suffering; distress
泣き顔
tearful face; crying face
泣きつく
to implore; to beg for mercy; to entreat
泣き虫
crybaby; someone who cries easily
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