Kanji

嘆

sigh, lament, moan, grieve, sigh of admiration

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

なげく, なげかわしい

Common Readings

タン, なげ…かわしい, なげ…く

Example sentences

嘆く なげく
多く 政治 腐敗 嘆いている

Many people are lamenting the political corruption.

世迷言 よまいごと
飲む いつも 自分 不幸 嘆く 世迷言 始める

When he drinks, he always starts grumbling nonsense about his own misfortunes.

感嘆 かんたん
素晴らしい 演奏 観客 感嘆 漏らした

The audience let out a cry of admiration at his wonderful performance.

嘆息 たんそく
仰いで 深く 嘆息した

He looked up at the sky and let out a deep sigh.

嘆き なげき
彼女 嘆き 癒やす こと できなかった

No one could heal her grief.

薤露蒿里 かいろこうり
薤露蒿里 嘆き 亡き 墓前 静か 合わせた

With the sorrow of life's transience in his heart, he quietly joined his hands in prayer before his late friend's grave.

驚嘆 きょうたん
技術 ただ 驚嘆 する ばかり

I can only marvel at his skill.

嘆かわしい なげかわしい
若者 読書 離れ 進んでいる 実に 嘆かわしい こと

It is truly deplorable that young people are moving away from reading.

阿世曲学 あせいきょくがく
真理 追究 する 学者 阿世曲学 走る 嘆かわしい こと

It is lamentable when scholars who should pursue the truth resort to twisting their learning to suit the times.

嘆願 たんがん
住民 たち 公園 存続 嘆願した

The residents appealed to the city for the preservation of the park.

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