泣き虫
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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泣 | 虫 |
な Grade: 4 |
むし Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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泣き蟲 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
泣き (naki, “crying”) + 虫 (mushi, “bug”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) なきむし [nàkímúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- (Tokyo) なきむし [nàkímúshíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [na̠kʲimɯ̟ᵝɕi]
Noun edit
- a crybaby (person whose feelings are easily hurt)