Word Meaning 涙ぐましい

なみだぐましい namidagumashii

涙ぐましい is read as なみだぐましい (namidagumashii) and means touching.

Meaning

English

  1. touching
  2. moving
  3. painful

Reading

Kana

なみだぐましい

Romaji

namidagumashii

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 14362 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

なみだ

sympathy

涙声

なみだごえ

tearful voice

涙ぐむ

なみだぐむ

to have tears in one's eyes

感涙

かんるい

tears (from being deeply moved)

催涙

さいるい

tear-inducing

悔し涙

くやしなみだ

tears of regret

Example Sentences

1

My children make pathetically sincere efforts to get up early.