嗟
嗟: sigh
sigh; lament
13 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
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サ・シャ
Kunあ・ああ・なげく
Rare alone; seen in 咄嗟 (とっさ, instant, split-second) and 怨嗟 (えんさ, bitter resentment).
Key words
咄嗟とっさsplit second; instant
咄嗟にとっさにinstinctively; on the spur of the moment
怨嗟えんさbitter resentment
嗟嘆さたんlamentation
Example sentences
子供が飛び出してきたので、咄嗟にブレーキを踏んだ。
A child ran out, so I instinctively stepped on the brake.
重い税に、民衆の怨嗟の声が国中に満ちていた。
Voices of bitter resentment over the heavy taxes filled the whole country.
戦で家族を失った人々は、天を仰いで嗟嘆した。
The people who had lost their families in the war looked up at the sky and lamented.