Word Meaning 涙をのむ

なみだをのむ namidaonomu

涙をのむ is read as なみだをのむ (namidaonomu) and means to pocket an insult.

Meaning

English

  1. to pocket an insult
  2. to choke back one's tears

Reading

Kana

なみだをのむ

Romaji

namidaonomu

Writing Variants

  • 涙を呑む なみだをのむ namida o nomu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 147652 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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涙ぐむ

なみだぐむ

to have tears in one's eyes

なみだ

sympathy

涙声

なみだごえ

tearful voice

涙小管

るいしょうかん

lachrymal canal (lacrimal, lacrymal)

涙が出る

なみだがでる

to shed tears

感涙

かんるい

tears (from being deeply moved)

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