- 1. [n, adj-no] tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
Kanji in this word
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涙
tears, sympathyOn: ルイ (rui)、 レイ (rei)Kun: なみだ (namida)
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頂
place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peakOn: チョウ (chou)Kun: いただ.く (itada.ku)、 いただき (itadaki)
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戴
be crowned with, live under (a ruler), receiveOn: タイ (tai)Kun: いただ.く (itada.ku)
Example Sentences
その映画はお涙頂戴ものだ。
The movie is a stereotyped sob story.