泣き虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
泣 虫
な
Grade: 4 		むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
泣き蟲 (kyūjitai)
泣虫

Etymology

泣き (naki, “crying”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) なきむし [nàkímúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • (Tokyo) なきむし [nàkímúshíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [na̠kʲimɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

泣(な)き虫(むし) • (nakimushi) 

  1. a crybaby (person whose feelings are easily hurt)
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