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The Japanese word for to cry is
泣く

なく - naku



to cry

Japanese Definition


cry
     1. 動詞. 自動詞泣く
           That sad movie always makes me cry.
           その悲しい映画はいつも私を泣かせる(→その悲しい映画を見ると、いつも私は泣いてしまう)
     2. 動詞. (ambitransitive)(~と)叫ぶ。
           The captured bear cub tried to cry out to its mother.
           捕らえられた子熊は母熊に叫ぼうとした。
     3. 名詞. 泣くこと。
           After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.
           解散した後、私は涙を流すために部屋に戻った。
     4. 名詞. 叫び(声)。
           I heard a cry from afar.
           遠くから叫び声を聞いた。
           a battle cry
           ときの声。



Translations for cry and their definitions

泣く
     1. v. (intransitive) to cry; to weep; to sob
     2. v. (intransitive) to howl
     3. v. to grieve over something


泣き声
     1. wail


叫ぶ
     1. v. to scream, to shout, to cry


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