Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
うれ
Jinmeiyō
なみだ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
嬉し淚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of (うれ) (ureshi, stem form of 嬉しい (ureshii, happy)) + (なみだ) (namida, tear).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(うれ)(なみだ) (ureshinamida

  1. tears of joy
    (うれ)(なみだ)(なが)
    ureshinamida o nagasu
    to cry tears of joy

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN