泣く To Cry

Meaning

Primary

To Cry

Word Type

godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means cry so the verb vocab version is to cry.

Reading

なく

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. If you remember the kanji reading you'll have no problem with this word.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜は泣く

  私は泣く

  I cry

  僕は泣く

  I cry

  赤ちゃんは泣く

  the baby cries

• 〜で泣く

  一人で泣く

  to cry by oneself

  大声で泣く

  to cry loudly

  人前で泣く

  to cry in front of people

• 〜に泣く

  しずかに泣く

  to cry quietly

  毎日のように泣く

  to cry every day

  いっしょに泣く

  to cry together

• 〜泣く

  よく泣く

  to cry a lot, to cry frequently

  すぐ泣く

  to cry easily, to cry right away

  思わず泣く

  to cry without thinking

Context Sentences

ヤバイ。うれしすぎて、泣きそう。

Aww. I'm so happy I'm about to burst into tears!!

情けないことに、晴れのぶ台で泣いてしまった。

It's shameful that I cried onstage in public.

減給になっちゃって泣いてます。もっと給料のいい会社に移りたいよ。

I’m crying because my salary was cut. I want to transfer to a higher paying job.

Kanji Composition

1. 泣

   な Cry