泣き

泣き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
泣
な Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

泣き (hiragana なき, rōmaji naki)

1. crying

Derived terms

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

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN