るい
涙
せん
腺
　
が
ゆる
緩
　
む

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to get teary, to be moved to tears.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
るい
涙
せん
腺
　
が
ゆる
緩
　
む
 涙腺が緩む るいせんがゆるむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tears, sympathy
なみだ　ルイ　レイ (Early Jr. High, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
re-, return, revert
もど.す　レイ (Early High School, 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)
gland, (kokuji)
セン (Late High School)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
spring, fountain
セン　ぜん　いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)
slacken, loosen, relax
ゆる.い　カン　ひろ (Late Jr. High, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
lead on to, therefore, then
エン　ここ.に (Kentei 1)
paw radical
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)