号泣|ごうきゅうgoukyuu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcrying loudly; bawling; wailing; lamentation
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcrying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets; weepingnon-standard usage
Conjugation
Dictionary form号泣する(ごうきゅうする)
Polite (masu)号泣します(ごうきゅうします)
Negative (nai)号泣しない(ごうきゅうしない)
polite (masen)号泣しません(ごうきゅうしません)
classical zu / nu号泣せず・号泣せぬ(ごうきゅうせず・ごうきゅうせぬ)
Past (ta)号泣した(ごうきゅうした)
polite (mashita)号泣しました(ごうきゅうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)号泣しなかった(ごうきゅうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)号泣しませんでした(ごうきゅうしませんでした)
Te form号泣して(ごうきゅうして)
Potential号泣できる(ごうきゅうできる)
Passive号泣される(ごうきゅうされる)
Causative号泣させる(ごうきゅうさせる)
Causative passive号泣させられる(ごうきゅうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)号泣すれば(ごうきゅうすれば)
tara号泣したら(ごうきゅうしたら)
Volitional号泣しよう(ごうきゅうしよう)
polite (mashou)号泣しましょう(ごうきゅうしましょう)
Imperative号泣しろ(ごうきゅうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym泣き叫ぶなきさけぶNeutralCrying while shouting or screaming; used especially of children or of someone crying in fright. 「号泣」 focuses on the loud weeping itself.
  • Synonym泣き喚くなきわめくNeutralCrying and wailing in a tantrum-like, unseemly way, as in 「子供が泣き喚く」; it suggests losing composure more than 「号泣」 does.
  • Synonym泣き立てるなきたてるNeutralLoud, intense wailing, but far less common than 「号泣」, which today can also describe silent, tearful crying.
  • Antonym微笑びしょうNeutralA smile; the direct opposite of the loud crying expressed by 「号泣」.
  • Antonym苦笑くしょうNeutralA bitter, wry smile of resignation; the opposite of 「号泣」.

For loud, unrestrained crying, as in 「試合後に号泣する」, use 「号泣」; it now also covers profuse or even silent weeping. For children crying and screaming, use 「泣き叫ぶ」 or 「泣き喚く」. For smiling, use 「微笑」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 大声おおごえを上あげて泣なくこと。(普段ふだんの行おこないから見みて、泣なきそうもない人ひとについて言ゆう。)
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