How to say "weeping" in Japanese

• 泣きなきCommon
  nounThe general noun for weeping, also covering lamenting or grieving. Use it when you simply mean the act of crying itself, as in plain narration of someone's tears.
  見みつけた人ひとがもらう人ひと、なくした人ひとは泣なきをみる。↗

  Finders keepers, losers weepers.
• 号泣ごうきゅうCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbColloquial and emphatic: weeping at its most intense — crying one's eyes out without making a sound, breaking into a flood of tears. Typical of crying buckets over a sad film or story.

Use 「泣き」 for weeping or lamenting in general, the neutral noun for the act of crying; use 号泣 for intense weeping — crying one's eyes out in a flood of tears — a colloquial, emphatic choice.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 泣きなきweeping
• しくしくweeping
• 涕泣ていきゅうweeping
• 泣く泣くなくなくtearfully
• 嗚咽おえつsobbing
• すすり泣きすすりなきsobbing
• めそめそsobbing
• 歔欷きょきsobbing
• モニュモニュcrying
• 号泣ごうきゅうcrying one's eyes out (without making noise)