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Sympathy Tears 涙 ルイ、レイ なみだ 涙(なみだ Lachrymal Secretion

Kanji
Onyomi ルイ、レイ
Kunyomi なみだ
English tears, sympathy
Examples 涙(なみだ): (1) tear; tears; lachrymal secretion (2) sympathy
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1381
Components 水: water
戻: re-; return; revert; resume; restore; go backwards
Number of Strokes 10
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 85
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword tears
Koohii Story 1 I see the story of Hachiko: the faithfull dog who still waited for his master to return long after he had died. Brings a tear to the eye.
Koohii Story 2 Tears are watery (water + re).
RTK Index (new) 1163

Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_body_function

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