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lament
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingいた.む

Meanings

  1. lamentRtK
    人々突然深くPeople regretted his sudden death deeply.tatoeba
    たち事故による死者表しWe all mourned for the people killed in the accident.tatoeba
  2. grieve over
  1. to grieve over
  2. to mourn
  3. to lament

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Mnemonic (RtK)

Freud · state of mind · eminent · magic wand · augury · sun () · day () · ten () · needle ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 668

Compound words

御尊父の死に謹んで哀の意を表します。
Please accept our condolences on the death of your father.tatoeba
ご尊父のご逝去に対し、謹んで哀の意を表します。
Please accept my condolences on the death of your father.tatoeba

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