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Kanji Detail for 嘆 - "to lament, to praise, sigh"

嘆

  • Meaning

    嘆 means "to lament, to praise, sigh."

    1. To lament - To sigh with sadness; grieve; deplore.

    2. To praise - To deeply admire and commend.

  • 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: to lament, to praise, sigh
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いおか, いすけ, いのおか)

    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

  • Onyomi

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    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

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    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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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to lament to praise sigh admire bemoan bewail commend cry deplore grieve melancholy mourn regret sadness sorrow

Sentences including 嘆

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