# 嘆 — sigh; lament

嘆 means “sigh; lament”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: タン (tan). Kun'yomi: なげ(く) (nageku). You'll see it in words such as 嘆き (nageki, “grief; lamentation”).

- Meaning: sigh; lament
- On'yomi: タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi: なげ(く) (nageku)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 4

## How to remember 嘆

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 艹 grass · 口 mouth; box · 夫 husband

## Words with 嘆

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 嘆き | なげき (nageki) | grief; lamentation |
| 嘆く | なげく (nageku) | to lament; to grieve |
| 嘆かわしい | なげかわしい (nagekawashii) | lamentable; deplorable |

## Don't confuse it with

[漢](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/china/) · [諾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assent/) · [勤](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-to-work/) · [添](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/append/)

## More in the “Feelings 4” set

[謙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/humble/) · [嘆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sigh/) · [寂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lonely/) · [憂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/melancholy/) · [惜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/begrudge/) · [憾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/remorse/) · [忍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/put-up-with/) · [怠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lazy/) · [哀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pity/)

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