Word Meaning 涙腺

るいせん ruisen

涙腺 is read as るいせん (ruisen) and means tear gland.

Meaning

English

  1. tear gland
  2. lacrimal gland

Reading

Kana

るいせん

Romaji

ruisen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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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

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

甲状腺

こうじょうせん

thyroid (gland)

前立腺

ぜんりつせん

prostate (gland)

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

前立腺肥大症

ぜんりつせんひだいしょう

enlargement of the prostate

Example Sentences

3

かれはるいせんがよわくて、えいがですぐなく。

He is easily moved to tears and cries quickly during movies.

I was told my tear duct was blocked.

My tear glands have been loose all my life, but once I passed 40 I became much more easily moved to tears.