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

  赤ちゃんは泣く

  the baby cries

  僕は泣く

  I cry

  私は泣く

  I cry

• 〜で泣く

  人前で泣く

  to cry in front of people

  大声で泣く

  to cry loudly

  一人で泣く

  to cry by oneself

• 〜に泣く

  いっしょに泣く

  to cry together

  毎日のように泣く

  to cry every day

  しずかに泣く

  to cry quietly

• 〜泣く

  思わず泣く

  to cry without thinking

  すぐ泣く

  to cry easily, to cry right away

  よく泣く

  to cry a lot, to cry frequently

Context Sentences

そんなことで泣くなよ。

Don't cry over something like that.

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!!

クビになっちゃって泣いてます。早く次の会社、見つけなきゃ。

I got fired and I'm crying. I need to find another company quickly.

Kanji Composition

1. 泣

   な Cry