Word Meaning 嘆く

なげく nageku

嘆く is read as なげく (nageku) and means to deplore.

Meaning

English

  1. to deplore
  2. to lament
  3. to grieve
  4. to regret

Reading

Kana

なげく

Romaji

nageku

Writing Variants

  • 歎く なげく nageku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 17462 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

嘆き

なげき

grief

嘆願

たんがん

entreaty

嘆息

たんそく

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.)

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