VocabJLPT N5
tears
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. tear
  2. 2. tears
  3. 3. sympathy
  4. 4. Tears
This noun means "tear" or "tears," referring to the drops of water that fall from your eyes when you cry. It appears in many emotional contexts and set expressions related to sadness, joy, or deep feeling.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

This job is so exhausting it brings me to tears.

Sentence 2

Ugh, there go the tears again.

Sentence 3

What the teacher said made me tear up.

Sentence 4

A: Feel like crying? B: Already am.

Sentence 5

When I think back to that time, I still tear up.