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歎

grief
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingタン
Kun readingなげ.く、なげ.き
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. grief
  2. lamentation
  3. bemoanRtK

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Components
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Compound words

詠歎えいたん
exclamation
慨歎がいたん
deploring
感歎かんたん
admiration
驚歎きょうたん
wonder
歎きなげき
grief
歎くなげく
to lament
歎願たんがん
entreaty
歎声たんせい
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
歎息たんそく
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.)
悲歎ひたん
grief
嗟歎さたん
lamentation
感歎符かんたんふ
exclamation point
一倡三歎いっしょうさんたん
one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 歎

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step