なきわらい

Japanese

Alternative spelling
泣き笑い

Etymology

From () (naki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (naku).) + (わら) (warai, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (わら) (warau).).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きわらい [nàkíwáráí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) きわらい [nàkíwáꜜràì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠kʲiβ̞a̠ɾa̠i]

Noun

なきわらい • (nakiwaraiなきわらひ (nakiwarafi)?

  1. smiling through tears
  2. joy and sadness; ups and downs

Verb

なきわらいする • (nakiwarai suruなきわらひ (nakiwarafi)?suru (stem なきわらい (nakiwarai shi), past なきわらいした (nakiwarai shita))

  1. to smile through tears

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN