なきわらい

Japanese

Alternative spelling
泣き笑い

Etymology

From 泣(な)き (naki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 泣(な)く (naku).”) + 笑(わら)い (warai, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 笑(わら)う (warau).”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) なきわらい [nàkíwáráí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) なきわ​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 なきわらいし (nakiwarai suru shi), past なきわらいした (nakiwarai suru shita))

  1. to smile through tears

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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