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なく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
1. to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob
2. to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship
usu. as ...に泣く
3. to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices
4. to be not worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
5. to lament; to bemoan; to bewail
Alt. forms
泣なく
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なく
Pitch accent
な
く
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Conjugations...Used in: 363
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
to sob
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
to shed silent tears
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
to sob; to be choked with tears
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
very thin voice
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen
people have sympathy for kindred in distress; (lit.) (when) the fox dies, the rabbit cries
I'll Cry Instead
Examples (99 in total)
We are crying.
My friend is crying.
I can't help crying.
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