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): [na̠kʲiɰᵝa̠ɾa̠i]

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 suru shi), past なきわらいした (nakiwarai suru shita))

  1. to smile through tears

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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