泣 – cry, weep, moan

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The kanji 泣 means cry, weep, moan. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キュウ (kyuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is な.く (naku). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キュウ	kyuu
Kun’yomi	な.く	naku

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 汁・立.

Words using 泣

泣くなくto cry

Example sentences

ビルは何時間も泣き続けた。

Bill kept on crying for hours.

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Kanji with the same radical

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