Last Updated :2026/01/07

なきつく

Kanji
泣き付く
Verb
Japanese Meaning
泣きながらすがりつくこと。涙を流して必死に頼み込むこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
だれかにないてつかまり、つよくたのむようにいう
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
哭着缠住不放 / 哭着哀求 / 苦苦央求
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
哭著緊抱不放 / 哭哭啼啼地哀求 / 死纏爛打地懇求
Korean Meaning
울며 매달리다 / 눈물로 애원하다 / 필사적으로 빌다
Vietnamese Meaning
ôm chặt trong nước mắt / khóc lóc van xin tha thiết / bám lấy vừa khóc vừa cầu xin
Tagalog Meaning
kumapit nang umiiyak / magmakaawa nang umiiyak / magmakaawa nang labis
What is this buttons?

The child reached out toward his mother as if to cling to her in tears.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

孩子朝母亲伸出手,像要哭着扑过去依偎她。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

孩子朝著母親伸出手臂,像要哭著依靠她。

Korean Translation

아이는 어머니를 향해 울며 매달리듯 팔을 뻗었다.

Vietnamese Translation

Đứa trẻ vươn tay về phía mẹ như muốn bấu lấy mẹ và khóc.

Tagalog Translation

Inunat ng bata ang mga braso patungo sa kanyang ina, na para bang umiiyak at kumakapit.

What is this buttons?
Sense(1)

to cling to in tears

Sense(2)

to beg desperately

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to cling to in tears / to beg desperately

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なきつく

子どもは母親に向かってなきつくように腕を伸ばした。

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The child reached out toward his mother as if to cling to her in tears.

The child reached out toward his mother as if to cling to her in tears.

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子どもは母親に向かってなきつくように腕を伸ばした。

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