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歎

歎: lament

lament; sigh; grieve
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Readings

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なげく・なげき

Older variant of 嘆: 歎く (=嘆く), 歎願 (=嘆願), 歎息 (=嘆息). Modern text normally writes 嘆.

Key words

歎くなげくto lament; to grieve
歎願たんがんpetition; entreaty
歎息たんそくsigh
感歎かんたんadmiration

Example sentences

My friend who failed the exam was lamenting his bad luck.

The residents petitioned the city to cancel the road construction.

When the long meeting ended, the manager gave a small sigh.

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