泣き|なきnaki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounweeping; lamenting
   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.

• Synonym嗚咽おえつWrittenWritten style: sobbing with the voice held back, choking up; 「泣き」 is the general term for crying.
• Synonym啼泣ていきゅうWrittenA written, often medical term for crying aloud or wailing, as a baby's cries; not used in everyday speech.
• Synonym歔欷きょきWrittenExtremely literary word for hiccuping, choked sobs; in everyday speech say 「すすり泣き」.
• Related泣くことNeutralThe plain noun form of 「泣く」; use it when you simply mean the act of crying, since 「泣き」 on its own mostly appears in compounds and idioms like 「泣きを入れる」.
• Related泣NeutralA shortened form of 「泣き」 with the same meaning, seen mostly in headlines and compounds; rarely used on its own.
• Antonym笑いわらいNeutralThe antonym: laughing or laughter. Often paired with 「泣き」 as 「泣き笑い」.

「泣き」 itself mostly appears in compounds and idioms like 「泣きを見る」; for the plain act of crying say 「泣くこと」. In written prose, 「嗚咽」 describes choked sobbing, 「啼泣」 loud wailing, 「歔欷」 suppressed sobs. The antonym is 「笑い」.

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1. 泣なくこと。泣き付なきつくこと。