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涙

なみだ

tear

Mnemonic

Water with returning beside it, because it comes back whether you want it to or not. She got through the whole speech and then the last line went. Nah なみ, don’t だ: なみだ.

Worth knowing

涙が出る なみだがでる is the usual way of saying you are crying. 泣く なく is the act itself.

Built from

tear
氵 water + 戻 return

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