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歎 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「欠」

道
準1University / general ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「欠」
On
タンたん · tan
Kun
なげ.く・なげ.きnage.ku · nage.ki
Meaning
lament

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A person with open mouth plus a phonetic element: to cry out in lament.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 歎息たんそく

    a sigh; lamentation

  • 感歎かんたん

    admiration

More words with this kanji

  • 欷歎きたん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

思(おも)わず感歎(かんたん)の声(こえ)をもらした。

I let out a cry of admiration in spite of myself.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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