涙

Kanji

 * 1) tears

Etymology 1
From. Ultimately from.

Attested in the  with the spelling. The ' and ' have, and the Man'yōshū also has later instances where the (ta) was replaced with  (da), forming , indicating a phonetic change over time from namita to namida.

Ultimate derivation ja. There are interesting phonetic and semantic similarities with 🇨🇬, overlapping semantically with 🇨🇬, perhaps pointing to an ancient prehistoric borrowing. However, such similarities may also be purely accidental.

Noun

 * 1) tear, teardrop

Verb

 * 1) to cry, to weep

Etymology 2
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Alteration of namida above.

Noun

 * 1) tear, teardrop

Etymology 3
Alteration of namida or nanda above. Used during the in the rough informal speech used by the staff and servants of samurai households, and others of lower social rank.

Noun

 * 1)  tear, teardrop