涙(なみだ)

なみだ
noun
tear, tears
emotion
1. tear, tears
Drops of liquid from the eyes when crying.
涙(なみだ)が出(で)た。
Tears came out.
嬉(うれ)しくて涙(なみだ)が止(と)まらなかった。
I was so happy that I couldn't stop crying.
映画(えいが)を見(み)ていたら、涙(なみだ)が出(で)てしまった。
I ended up crying while watching the movie.
悲(かな)しいニュースを聞(き)いて涙(なみだ)を流(なが)している人(ひと)が大勢(おおぜい)いた。
Many people were in tears after hearing the sad news.
卒業式(そつぎょうしき)で先生(せんせい)や友達(ともだち)との別(わか)れが辛(つら)くて、泣(な)くまいと思(おも)っていたのに涙(なみだ)が止(と)まらなかった。
At the graduation ceremony, saying goodbye to teachers and friends was so hard that I couldn't hold back my tears even though I tried not to cry.

涙(なみだ) means tears—the liquid that flows from the eyes when crying or due to irritation.

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Related: 泣(な)く (to cry)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:07 · Revised 2026.8.12 15:27
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