泣 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

cry, weep, moan

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キュウJHS
Kun (native)
  • な(く)Elem.
Other languages
  • 拼音qi4
  • 한글eub
  • Hán-ViệtKhấp

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+6CE3

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵立

Words using this kanji

  • 泣きなきweeping, lamenting
  • 泣き声なきごえなきごえの漢字表記。cry (e.g. of a baby), sob, whine, tearful voice
  • 泣くなく「なく」を参照。to cry, to shed tears, to weep, to sob
  • 泣き顔なきがおcrying face, face of a person who is crying
  • 泣かすなかすto make someone cry, to move someone to tears, to grieve
  • 泣かされるなかされるto be moved to tears, to suffer greatly (from)
  • 泣き叫ぶなきさけぶto cry and shout, to scream
  • 泣かせるなかせるto make someone cry, to move someone to tears, to let cry, to grieve
  • 泣き崩れるなきくずれるto break down crying
  • 泣きじゃくるなきじゃくるto sob, to never stop crying, to cry on and on
  • 泣き出すなきだすなきだすを参照。to burst into tears, to burst out crying, to begin to cry, to be moved to tears
  • 泣き所なきどころweak point, vulnerable point, Achilles' heel
  • 泣き寝入りなきねいり「なきねいり」を参照。crying oneself to sleep, giving up in frustration, accepting meekly, being compelled to accept a situation
  • 泣訴きゅうそ泣いて訴えること。 泣いて訴える。imploring with tears in one's eyes
  • 泣き虫なきむしなきむし 参照crybaby, blubberer
  • 泣けるなけるto shed tears, to be moved to tears
  • 泣き面なきつらtearful face
  • 泣き言なきごとcomplaint
  • 泣かせなかせannoyance (to), bane (of), constant worry (to)
  • 泣き男なきおとこprofessional male mourner, keener

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-5
Four Corner
3011.8
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a5.1
Heisig
463
Nelson
2532