嘆
嘆 — Sigh
sigh, lament, moan, grieve, sigh of admiration
On’yomiタン (tan)
Kun’yomiなげく (nageku)
Kun’yomiなげかわしい (nagekawashii)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 嘆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘆き | なげき nageki | grief; lamentation |
| 感嘆 | かんたん kantan | admiration; wonder; astonishment |
| 嘆く | なげく nageku | to lament; to grieve; to regret |
| 嘆願 | たんがん tangan | entreaty; appeal; petition |
| 驚嘆 | きょうたん kyoutan | wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration |
| 悲嘆 | ひたん hitan | grief; sorrow; anguish |
Study notes
嘆 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1584 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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