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嘆 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
4Junior high level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
タンたん · tan
Kun
なげ.く・なげ.かわしいnage.ku · nage.kawashii
Meaning
sigh; lament

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

口 "mouth" with a sound element: to voice one's sorrow — to sigh, to lament.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onタンたんtan嘆息たんそく嘆願たんがん驚嘆きょうたん
Kunなげくnageku嘆くなげく嘆きなげき
Kunなげかわしいnagekawashii嘆かわしいなげかわしい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 感嘆かんたん

    admiration; exclamation

  • 嘆願たんがん

    entreaty

More words with this kanji

  • 驚嘆きょうたん
  • 詠嘆えいたん
  • 嘆息たんそく
  • 嗟嘆さたん
  • 脾肉の嘆ひにくのたん
  • 髀肉の嘆ひにくのたん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

見事(みごと)な作品(さくひん)に感嘆(かんたん)した。

I marvelled at the splendid work.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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