啜
啜: slurp
slurp; sip; sob
11 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
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セツ・テツ
Kunすする
啜る (すする) is to slurp noodles or tea; 啜り泣く is to sob quietly.
Key words
啜るすするto slurp; to sip
啜り泣くすすりなくto sob quietly
啜り泣きすすりなきquiet sobbing
啜り上げるすすりあげるto sniffle
Example sentences
湯気の立つ熱いお茶を、ゆっくりと啜った。
I slowly sipped the hot, steaming tea.
夜の廊下で、誰かが啜り泣く声が聞こえた。
I heard the sound of someone sobbing quietly in the corridor at night.
少年は鼻を啜り上げながら、母に謝った。
The boy sniffled as he apologized to his mother.