What is the Kanji for "Weep" and "Cry"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Weep" and "Cry", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Weep" and "Cry" is "泣".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Na".

Its onyomi reading is "Kyuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "氵" means "Water" . And The kanji "立" means "Stand" and can be read as "Ritsu" and "Ta".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "泣" mean in japanese?

"泣" means "Weep" and "Cry".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

泣く: "Cry". The Japanese verb '泣く (なく)' means 'to cry'. This verb is used to describe the action of shedding tears, often due to sadness, pain, or strong emotion. It can be used to refer to both humans and animals. For example: She cried when she heard the news - (彼女はその知らせを聞いて泣いた). The baby is crying - (赤ちゃんが泣いている).

泣き顔: "Teary face". The noun '泣き顔 (なきがお)' refers to a facial expression that appears when someone is crying or has been crying. It describes a face that is red, with tears, and often has a sorrowful or distressed look. This can be used to describe the appearance of someone who has been crying, such as: She had a teary face after watching the sad movie - (悲しい映画を見た後、彼女は泣き顔だった).

泣き声: "Crying voice". The noun '泣き声 (なきごえ)' refers to the sound of someone crying. It describes the specific sound produced by a person when they are weeping or sobbing. This word can be used to describe the cry of a baby, a child, or an adult. For example: The baby's crying voice woke me up - (赤ちゃんの泣き声で私は起きてしまった). I could hear the crying voice from the other room - (他の部屋から泣き声が聞こえてきた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.