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嗟

嗟: sigh

sigh; lament
13 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
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

A child ran out, so I instinctively stepped on the brake.

Voices of bitter resentment over the heavy taxes filled the whole country.

The people who had lost their families in the war looked up at the sky and lamented.

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