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嘆

sigh
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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Kun readingなげ.く、なげ.かわしい
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. sighRtK
  2. lament
  3. grieve
  4. admire
  1. to lament
  2. to grieve
  3. to regret
  4. to deplore

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · scarecrow · flowers (艹) · mouth (口) · husband

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1702

Compound words

感嘆かんたん
admiration; wonder; astonishment
驚嘆きょうたん
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
嘆きなげき
grief; lamentation
嘆くなげく
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
嘆願たんがん
entreaty; appeal; petition
嘆息たんそく
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
悲嘆ひたん
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
嘆かわしいなげかわしい
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
慨嘆がいたん
deploring
嘆声たんせい
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
長嘆ちょうたん
deep sigh
嗟嘆さたん
lamentation
感嘆符かんたんふ
exclamation point
嘆願書たんがんしょ
written petition
髀肉の嘆ひにくのたん
fretting about forced idleness
嘆き悲しむなげきかなしむ
to grieve and moan

Additional Examples

彼は悲嘆に暮れてぼう然としていた。
He was blind with sorrow.tatoeba
彼は悲嘆にくれて、首吊り自殺をした。
He was heartbroken and hanged himself.tatoeba
彼は悲嘆にくれた。
He abandoned himself to grief.tatoeba
彼は彼女の嘆きの種でした。
He was the agent of her despair.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 嘆

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