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慨

rue
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingガイ
Kun readingなげ.く
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. rueRtK
    彼の憤慨は彼を打ちまかした。His indignation got the better of him.tatoeba
    少年は厄介者扱いをされて憤慨した。The boy was fed up with being treated as a burden.tatoeba
  2. be sad
  3. sigh
  4. lament

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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regret · resentment · Freud · state of mind · silver (金) · waitress · previously

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1595

Compound words

感慨かんがい
deep emotion; strong feelings
憤慨ふんがい
indignation; resentment
感慨無量かんがいむりょう
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
慨世がいせい
deploring the course of public events
慨嘆がいたん
deploring
慨歎がいたん
deploring
気慨きがい
strong spirit
慷慨こうがい
righteous indignation
悲歌慷慨ひかこうがい
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
悲憤慷慨ひふんこうがい
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times

Additional Examples

少年は厄介者扱いをされて憤慨した。
The boy was fed up with being treated as a burden.tatoeba
私は彼の私に対するやり方に憤慨している。
I am indignant about the way he treated me.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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