嘆 – sigh, lament, moan

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The kanji 嘆 means sigh, lament, moan, grieve, sigh of admiration. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is タン (tan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なげ.く、なげ.かわしい (nageku, nagekawashii). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	タン	tan
Kun’yomi	なげ.く	nageku
Kun’yomi	なげ.かわしい	nagekawashii

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: ノ・一・口・艾・二・大.

Words using 嘆

嘆くなげくto lament

Example sentences

「財布を無くした」ジョンは嘆いた。

"I lost my wallet," lamented John.

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Kanji with the same radical

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