慟 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
- On
- ドウ・トウ
- Kun
- なげ.く
- Meaning
- to wail
Origin
Heart 忄 with 動 as phonetic: to weep so hard the body shakes.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 慟哭どうこく
wailing; lamentation
- 哀哭あいこく
weeping in grief
Example
訃報に接して慟哭した。
They wailed aloud at the news of the death.
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