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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1381 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: tears, sympathy

Kunyomi: なみだ

Onyomi: ルイ, レイ

Composition: 氵 戻

涙

Radical

Radical: 水

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

⺡

Examples

Examples with audio

涙腺(るいせん)   tear gland

感涙(かんるい)   tears of gratitude

催涙ガス(さいるいガス)   tear gas

涙(なみだ)   tear

涙声(なみだごえ)   tearful voice

嬉し涙(うれしなみだ)   happy tears, tears of joy

悔し涙(くやしなみだ)   tears of chagrin

涙ぐむ(なみだぐむ)   be moved to tears

涙ぐましい(なみだぐましい)   touching, pathetic

Onyomi Examples

涙液 (ルイエキ) lacrimal fluid, tears

涙活 (ルイカツ) therapeutic crying for stress relief, having a good cry

催涙 (サイルイ) tear-inducing

感涙 (カンルイ) tears (from being deeply moved), tears of gratitude

Kunyomi Examples

涙 (なみだ) tear, tears, lachrymal secretion, sympathy

涙ぐましい (なみだぐましい) touching, moving, painful

悔し涙 (くやしなみだ) tears of regret, bitter tears, vexation, chagrin

忝涙 (かたじけなみだ) tears of gratitude

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