Word Meaning 子泣き爺

こなきじじい konakijijii

子泣き爺 is read as こなきじじい (konakijijii) and means Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry).

Meaning

English

  1. Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)

Reading

Kana

こなきじじい

Romaji

konakijijii

Writing Variants

  • 子なき爺 こなきじじい konakijijii
  • 子泣きじじい こなきじじい konakijijii
  • 子啼爺 こなきじじい konakijijii

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

泣く子と地頭には勝てない

なくことじとうにはかてない

you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason

泣く子と地頭には勝てぬ

なくことじとうにはかてぬ

you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason

泣き黒子

なきぼくろ

mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)

泣く子も黙る

なくこもだまる

intimidating enough to quieten a crying child

子供

こども

child

子供たち

こどもたち

children

-er (often of young women)

子孫

しそん

descendant

子守歌

こもりうた

lullaby

子牛

こうし

calf

子音

しいん

consonant

子猫

こねこ

kitten