漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)10 strokesRadical
On
コク
Kun
なげ.く・な.く
Meaning
to wail

Origin

ORIGIN

Two mouths 口 with a dog 犬: to cry out and weep aloud.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 慟哭どうこく

    wailing; lamentation

  • 哭するこくする

    to wail

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

訃報に接して慟哭した。

On hearing of the death they wailed aloud.

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