JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 泣: "cry, weep, moan"
The kanji 泣 means "cry, weep, moan". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キュウ in on'yomi and な.く 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)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
な.く
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 | cry, weep, moan |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1380 of 2,501 |
Common words with 泣
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 泣くto cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob · to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship
- 泣き声cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine · tearful voice; weepy voice
- 泣き出すto burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
- 泣き叫ぶto cry and shout; to scream
- 泣きじゃくるto sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
- 泣きweeping; lamenting
- 泣かすto make someone cry; to move someone to tears · to grieve
- 泣き顔crying face; face of a person who is crying
- 泣き言complaint
- 泣き虫crybaby; blubberer
- 泣き止むto stop crying; to cry oneself out
- 号泣crying loudly; bawling; wailing; lamentation · crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets; weeping
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