泣き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
泣
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kun'yomi

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 泣く (naku, “to cry”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なき [nàkí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [na̠kʲi]

Noun

泣(な)き • (naki)

crying
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泣(な)きの一(いっ)回(かい)
naki no ikkai
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泣(な)きの再(さい)戦(せん)
naki no saisen
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Derived terms

泣(な)き味(み)噌(そ) (nakimiso, “crybaby”)
泣(な)き虫(むし) (nakimushi, “crybaby”)

Verb

泣(な)き • (naki)

stem or continuative form of 泣く (naku) [godan]

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN