Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to have tears in one's eyes, to be moved to tears.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
涙ぐむ なみだぐむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tears, sympathy
なみだ ルイ レイ (7th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
re-, return, revert
もど.す レイ (9th, N3)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)