cry

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 泣 has 8 strokes and describes the act or appearance of crying.
• Basic usage: 泣く is read なく, and 泣き顔 is read なきがお.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An action and an expression
  • 最後の場面でいつも泣く describes always crying during the final scene.
  • 泣き顔から笑顔になった describes a change from a tearful face to a smile.
• Scope of the negative
  • すぐには泣くことはなかった means not crying immediately. It does not establish that no crying happened later.