Japanese

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Kanji in this term
なみだ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
淚ぐむ (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (なみだ) (namida) + ぐむ (-gumu).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(なみだ)ぐむ (namidagumuintransitive godan (stem (なみだ)ぐみ (namidagumi), past (なみだ)ぐんだ (namidagunda))

  1. to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
    (おも)わず(なみだ)ぐむ
    omowazu namidagumu
    to be moved to tears unconsciously

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN