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泣き虫

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
泣き蟲 (kyūjitai)
泣虫
 泣き虫 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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() (naki, crying) + (むし) (mushi, bug).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(むし) (nakimushi

  1. a crybaby (person whose feelings are easily hurt)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 [New NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN