泣き虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
泣	虫
な Grade: 4	むし Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
泣き蟲 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 泣虫

Etymology

泣き (naki, “crying”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “bug”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なきむ​し [nàkímúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) なきむし​ [nàkímúshíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [na̠kʲimɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

泣(な)き虫(むし) • (nakimushi) 

1. a crybaby (person whose feelings are easily hurt)