Meaning of 泣き出す in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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泣き出す, 泣出す
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Kana Readingなきだす
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Romajinakidasu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `su` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
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Example Sentences
泣き出す, 泣出す, なきだす used in context
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ブレーカーが落ちて真っ暗闇になった時、赤ちゃんが怖くて泣きだしました。
When the breaker tripped and it became pitch black, the baby got scared and started crying.
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Seeing his mother, the lost child burst into tears.
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Seeing her mother, the girl burst into tears.
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In her grief, she burst into tears.
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She began to cry as soon as she left the room.
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She got so carried away when arguing with her husband that she burst into tears.
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Kanji found in this word
exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
On: シュツ, スイ
Kun: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす
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