Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “涙を浮かべる”

涙を浮かべる

なみだをうかべる

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

Example sentence

Mother looked at me with tears in her eyes.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

涙
On
るい;れい
Kun
なみだ
Stroke count
10

・tears

・sympathy

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浮
On
ふ
Kun
う.く;う.かれる;う.かぶ;む;う.かべる
Stroke count
10

・floating

・float

・rise to surface

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