泣く (Naku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to cry, to shed tears, to weep, to sob”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob
- godan verb, intransitive verbto suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardshipusu. as ...に泣く
- godan verb, intransitive verbto accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be not worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame
- godan verb, transitive verbto lament; to bemoan; to bewail
Examples
彼女は泣いた。
She cried.
母は泣いていた。
My mother was in tears.
彼女は泣き続けた。
She kept on crying.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).