Word Meaning 慨嘆

がいたん gaitan

慨嘆 is read as がいたん (gaitan) and means deploring.

Meaning

English

  1. deploring
  2. lamentation
  3. regret
  4. complaint

Reading

Kana

がいたん

Romaji

gaitan

Writing Variants

  • 慨歎 がいたん gaitan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 147118 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

慨世

がいせい

deploring the course of public events

慨然

がいぜん

indignant

慨世憂国

がいせいゆうこく

worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism

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

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

嘆き

なげき

grief

憤慨

ふんがい

indignation