Where does “泣く” come from?
泣く (Japanese) comes from Japanese 音, from Middle Chinese 音.
泣く (Japanese): to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl; to grieve over...
Definitions
- to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl; to grieve over...
Ancestry of “泣く”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 音 | sound; speech sound; Short for 音読み : the... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 音 | — |