Word Meaning 涙ぐむ

なみだぐむ namidagumu

涙ぐむ is read as なみだぐむ (namidagumu) and means to have tears in one's eyes.

Meaning

English

to have tears in one's eyes
to be moved to tears

Reading

Kana

なみだぐむ

Romaji

namidagumu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 24746 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

涙

なみだ

sympathy

涙声

なみだごえ

tearful voice

涙ぐましい

なみだぐましい

touching

涙小管

るいしょうかん

lachrymal canal (lacrimal, lacrymal)

感涙

かんるい

tears (from being deeply moved)

声涙ともに下る

せいるいともにくだる

to speak through one's tears

火山涙

かざんるい

Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)

催涙

さいるい

tear-inducing

悔し涙

くやしなみだ

tears of regret

一筋の涙

ひとすじのなみだ

a trickle of tears

味涙反射

みるいはんしゃ

gustatory-lacrimal reflex

流涙症

りゅうるいしょう

epiphora (excessive watering of the eye)

Example Sentences

「ロミオとジュリエット」を見ると必ず涙ぐむ。

One never sees "Romeo and Juliet" without being moved to tears.