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Zach

涙

Readings

Kana: ルイ、レイ、なみだ
Romaji: rui, rei, namida
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

tears, sympathy

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1381
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  ru
Chinese Reading:  lei4
Unicode:  6d99
JIS:  4E5E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 440
Nelson Index: 2569
New Nelson Index: 3154
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a7.21
Four Corner Index: 3313.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1916
Gakken Index: 1360
Japanese Names Index: 1062
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17573P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1195
Remembering the kanji Index: 1082
Kanji Flashcards Index: 687
Kodansha Compact Index: 1201
Kanji in Context Index: 1081
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 324
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 399
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1091
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1163
Essential Kanji Index: 1200
Kodansha Kanji Index: 528
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 363
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1361

Words

涙 (なみだ、なだ、なんだ)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
涙を催す (なみだをもよおす)
to be moved to tears
不覚の涙 (ふかくのなみだ)
crying in spite of oneself
落涙滂沱 (らくるいぼうだ)
tears streaming down one's cheeks; shedding copious tears
涙ぐましい (なみだぐましい)
touching; moving; painful
催涙 (さいるい)
lacrimator; dacryagogue; tear-inducing agent
熱涙 (ねつるい)
hot tears
落涙 (らくるい)
shedding tears
ありがた涙 (ありがたなみだ)
tears of gratitude
涙ぐむ (なみだぐむ)
to be moved to tears
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