JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 涙: "tears, sympathy"
The kanji 涙 means "tears, sympathy". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ルイ, レイ in on'yomi and なみだ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ルイレイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なみだ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tears, sympathy |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1381 of 2,501 |
Common words with 涙
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 涙tear; tears; lachrymal secretion · sympathy
- 涙を流すverser des larmes, pleurer
- 涙目teary eyes
- 涙が出るto shed tears; to (begin to) cry
- 涙を浮かべるto have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
- 涙ぐむto have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
- 涙声tearful voice
- 涙ながらwhile crying; tearfully; in tears
- 涙腺tear gland; lacrimal gland
- 感涙tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
- 血の涙bitter tears; tears of blood
- 一筋の涙a trickle of tears
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