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æ¶
Tears
ăȘăżă (namida)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japanese dramas and anime often describe emotional scenes as æ¶ăȘăă§ăŻèŠăăăȘă ('impossible to watch without tears'), making æ¶ one of the most expressive emotion-related kanji.
Memory Trick
Imagine tears slowly rolling down someone's face after hearing touching news. Those falling tears help you remember æ¶ means 'tears.'
Readings
Onyomi: ă«ă€ (rui)
Kunyomi: ăȘăżă (namida)
Example Words
æ¶
ăȘăżă (namida)
Tears
æ¶ćŁ°
ăȘăżă ăă (namidagoe)
Tearful voice
æ¶ăă
ăȘăżă ăă (namidagumu)
To become tearful
æ¶çź
ăȘăżă ă (namidame)
Watery eyes
Example Sentence
æćăăŠ æ¶ ă ćșăŸăăă
ăăă©ăă㊠ăȘăżă ă ă§ăŸăăă
kandou shite namida ga demashita
I was so moved that tears came to my eyes.