Source Word
咽
Hiragana
えつ
Affix
Japanese Meaning
むせぶように泣くこと。声をつまらせて泣くさま。
Easy Japanese Meaning
なきごえなどがのどにつかえて、むせるようになることをあらわす。おもにおえつでつかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
哽咽 / 呜咽 / 抽泣
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
哽咽 / 抽泣 / 哽塞的哭聲
Korean Meaning
목이 멤, 숨이 막힘 / (주로 嗚咽에서) 훌쩍이며 목이 메어 욺
Indonesian
tercekik / tersendat (suara) / tertahan
Vietnamese Meaning
nghẹn / nghẹn ngào / nức nở
Tagalog Meaning
nabubulunan / nasasakal / pigil na hikbi
Sense(1)
choked; smothered: Only used in 嗚咽 (oetsu, “sobbing (n.), to sob (v.)”)
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