号泣 （ゴウキュウ） crying loudly, bawling, wailing, lamentation, crying one's eyes out (without making noise), breaking into a flood of tears, crying buckets, weeping
哀泣 （アイキュウ） crying with sadness
Kunyomi Examples
泣く （なく） to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
泣く子と地頭には勝てない （なくことじとうにはかてない） you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason, you can't fight City Hall
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N1
1380 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: cry, weep, moan
Kunyomi: な.く
Onyomi: キュウ
Composition: 氵 立
泣
Radical
Radical: 水
Reading: さんずい
Meaning: water
Strokes: 3
水
Examples
Examples with audio
号泣する（ごうきゅうする）wail
泣く（なく）cry
泣き声（なきごえ）crying voice
泣き顔（なきがお）tear-stained face
泣き叫ぶ（なきさけぶ）cry and shout
Onyomi Examples
泣訴 （キュウソ） imploring with tears in one's eyes
号泣 （ゴウキュウ） crying loudly, bawling, wailing, lamentation, crying one's eyes out (without making noise), breaking into a flood of tears, crying buckets, weeping
哀泣 （アイキュウ） crying with sadness
Kunyomi Examples
泣く （なく） to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
泣く子と地頭には勝てない （なくことじとうにはかてない） you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason, you can't fight City Hall