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crying loudly, wailing, bawling
Crying loudly and uncontrollably, with audible sobbing.
感動して号泣した。
I was so moved that I burst into tears.
映画のラストで号泣してしまった。
I bawled at the end of the movie.
選手たちは優勝が決まった瞬間、喜びのあまり号泣した。
The moment they won the championship, the players cried tears of joy.
USAGE: 号泣 specifically means crying loudly and visibly — much stronger than 泣く (to cry). In modern casual usage, it is sometimes used loosely to mean simply 'crying a lot,' but its original meaning is loud, audible wailing.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 号泣する: to wail, to bawl
- 号泣シーン: a crying scene
- 思わず号泣: to cry uncontrollably
INTENSITY SCALE:
- 泣く: to cry (general)
- すすり泣く: to sob quietly
- 号泣する: to wail, to bawl loudly