嬉(うれ)し泣(な)き

うれしなき
noun
crying for joy; tears of happiness
emotion
1. crying for joy; tears of happiness
Shedding tears out of happiness, relief, or deep emotion rather than sadness. A compound of 嬉しい (happy) and 泣き (crying).
嬉(うれ)し泣(な)きをする。
To cry tears of joy.
合格(ごうかく)を知(し)って嬉(うれ)し泣(な)きした。
I cried for joy when I found out I had passed.
選手(せんしゅ)たちは優勝(ゆうしょう)が決(き)まった瞬間(しゅんかん)、嬉(うれ)し泣(な)きしていた。
The players were crying tears of joy the moment the championship was decided.

嬉(うれ)し泣(な)き means crying from happiness or overwhelming joy.

Forms

嬉(うれ)しい (happy) + 泣(な)き (crying, noun form of 泣(な)く)

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Compare: 泣(な)き笑(わら)い (laughing through tears)
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