Kanken 1
嗚

Meaning

Kanji 嗚

ah

ah, alas, weep

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ああ
Onyomi 音読み
ウオ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
13
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
塢 • 隖 • 鄔 • 瑦 • 歍 • 烏 • 螐

Related vocabulary

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

吁

あぁ

hey!

嗚咽

おえつ

sobbing

須佐之男命

すさのおのみこと

Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

嗚呼、もう少し早く着いていれば。

Ah, if only I had arrived a little earlier.

嗚呼、美しい夕焼けだ。

Ah, what a beautiful sunset.

彼は知らせを聞いて嗚呼と叫んだ。

He cried out in shock when he heard the news.

嗚呼、なんという悲しい結末だ。

Alas, what a sad ending it is.

母は子の名を呼んで嗚咽した。

The mother called her child's name and sobbed.