涙
tears; small amount
Kanji 1916
tears; small amount
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Synopsis
Learn how tears well up, trickle, and stream in Japanese and how to say that you're moved to tears. Start complaining about your pittance of a salary, and find out how to say that you've overlooked an insult. See how money can blunt the pain of a breakup. Also learn about the tears associated with sparrows, mosquitoes, crocodiles, and devils, as well as with chopsticks and blood.
Revision history:
Aug. 23, 2024:
- p. 12: Added a 2nd def. of 暗涙.
- p. 14: Modified the def. of 暗涙に咽ぶ and slightly improved the subsequent sample sentence by adding 短さ.
Date unknown:
- p. 2: Updated the Henshall etymology.
- p. 16: Deleted a broken link to a video and rewrote the surrounding text.
- p. 22: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
Nov. 6, 2015: Originally published.
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