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Kanji Detail for 嘆 - "lament, sigh, admire"

嘆

  • Meaning

    嘆 means "lament, sigh, admire."

    1. Lament - To sigh with grief; to express sorrow deeply.

    2. Sigh - To breathe out in sadness or disappointment.

    3. Admire - To praise with deep appreciation; to express wonder.

  • Words using 嘆

    • 嘆き なげき Listen grief; lamentation
    • 嘆く なげく Listen to lament; to grieve; to regret

  • Four-character idioms with 嘆

    • 一唱三嘆 いっしょうさんたん Listen one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration
    • 一読三嘆 いちどくさんたん Listen a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration

  • Tattoo check: 嘆

    • Verified meaning: lament, sigh, admire
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いおか, いすけ, いのおか)
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 嘆

    Surnames 嘆(いおか)Listen 嘆(いすけ)Listen 嘆(いのおか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sigh; lament; moan; grieve; sigh of admiration

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sigh, admire

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to sigh; to exclaim

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to sigh, to admire

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To sigh deeply.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nagekawashii(なげ-かわしい) なげ-かわしい

    nageku(なげ-く) なげ-く

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    lament sigh admire mourn praise bemoan groan grief sorrow regret despair dejection despondency melancholy disappointment complain cry sadness woe

Sentences including 嘆

  • In her misery mary looked to her husband for help.

  • He exclaimed that she was beautiful.

  • Her son's death broke mary's heart.

  • The picture set her wondering.

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