Word Meaning 嘆き

なげき nageki

嘆き is read as なげき (nageki) and means grief.

Meaning

English

grief
lamentation

Reading

Kana

なげき

Romaji

nageki

Writing Variants

歎きなげき nageki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 6805 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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嘆願

たんがん

entreaty

嘆息

たんそく

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.)

嘆く

なげく

to deplore

嘆声

たんせい

sigh (of admiration or lamentation)

感嘆

かんたん

admiration

悲嘆

ひたん

grief

驚嘆

きょうたん

wonder

三嘆

さんたん

deep admiration

長嘆

ちょうたん

deep sigh

一読三嘆

いちどくさんたん

a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration

感嘆文

かんたんぶん

exclamatory sentence

一唱三嘆

いっしょうさんたん

one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration

Example Sentences

彼は親友の死を嘆き悲しんだ。

He grieved at the death of his best friend.

これを聞いた時の彼女の嘆きは一通りでなかった。

Her grief at this news was excessive.

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