嬉し泣き

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うれ
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

嬉し (ureshi, stem form of 嬉しい (happy)) +‎ 泣き (naki, crying)

Pronunciation

Noun

(うれ)() (ureshinaki

  1. crying for happiness

Verb

(うれ)()する (ureshinaki surusuru (stem (うれ)() (ureshinaki shi), past (うれ)()した (ureshinaki shita))

  1. to cry for happiness

Conjugation

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