嘆 — kanji meaning “sigh”
嘆
sigh, lament, moan, grieve, sigh of admiration
- Meanings
- sigh, lament, moan, grieve, sigh of admiration
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi
- なげ.く、なげ.かわしい
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1584 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- tàn — Chinese character page
Words with 嘆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘆き | なげき nageki | grief; lamentation |
| 嘆願 | たんがん tangan | entreaty; appeal; petition |
| 感嘆 | かんたん kantan | admiration; wonder; astonishment |
| 驚嘆 | きょうたん kyoutan | wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration |
| 悲嘆 | ひたん hitan | grief; sorrow; anguish |
| 嘆息 | たんそく tansoku | sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting |
| 嘆く | なげく nageku | to lament; to grieve; to regret |
| 詠嘆 | えいたん eitan | exclamation; admiration |
| 慨嘆 | がいたん gaitan | deploring; lamentation; regret |
| 賛嘆 | さんたん santan | praise; admiration; extolling |
| 感嘆符 | かんたんふ kantanfu | exclamation point; exclamation mark |
| 嘆声 | たんせい tansei | sigh (of admiration or lamentation) |
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