泣き上戸

なきじょうご

Also written 泣上戸

Meanings

1. Noun maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk

Kanji

• 泣 cry. Read as なく.
• 上 up. Read as ジョウ.
• 戸 door. Read as コ.

Example sentences

• トムはお酒を飲むといつも泣き上戸になるんだ。
  Tom has a tendency to cry whenever he drinks.

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