- 泣く — to cry / to weep
- 号泣 — wailing / crying loudly
- 感泣 — moved to tears
- 哀泣 — sorrowful weeping
- 悲泣 — mournful tears
The left-side radical 氵 (water) and the right-side phonetic element 立 suggest “tears flowing.” The kanji vividly conveys emotional expression through crying.
子供が泣いています。
The child is crying.
彼は 感動して泣きました。
He cried from being deeply moved.
映画を見て号泣した。
I cried my eyes out watching the movie.