嬉し涙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嬉 涙
うれ
Jinmeiyō 		なみだ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
嬉し淚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 嬉(うれ)し (ureshi, “stem form of 嬉しい (ureshii, “happy”)”) + 涙(なみだ) (namida, “tear”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うれしなみだ [ùréshínáꜜmìdà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ɾe̞ɕina̠mʲida̠]

Noun

嬉(うれ)し涙(なみだ) • (ureshinamida) 

  1. tears of joy
    嬉(うれ)し涙(なみだ)を流(なが)す
    ureshinamida o nagasu
    to cry tears of joy

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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