漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)10 strokesRadical
On
テイ
Kun
なみだ・な.く
Meaning
tears

Origin

ORIGIN

Water 氵 with 弟 as phonetic: the tears that run from the eyes.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 涕泣ていきゅう

    weeping

  • 涕涙ているい

    tears

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

訃報に接して涕泣した。

On hearing the news of the death they wept.

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