Word Meaning 嘆息

たんそく tansoku

嘆息 is read as たんそく (tansoku) and means sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.).

Meaning

English

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.)
grieving
lamenting
deploring

Reading

Kana

たんそく

Romaji

tansoku

Writing Variants

歎息たんそく tansoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 12226 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

長嘆息

ちょうたんそく

sighing deeply

嘆き

なげき

grief

嘆願

たんがん

entreaty

嘆く

なげく

to deplore

嘆声

たんせい

sigh (of admiration or lamentation)

窒息

ちっそく

suffocation

青息吐息

あおいきといき

deep distress

息

いき

breath

消息

しょうそく

(someone's) whereabouts

利息

りそく

interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)

息

そく

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

休息

きゅうそく

rest