嘆く (Nageku): to Deplore, to Lament

Meaning

English

to deplore
to lament
to grieve
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 17365 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

Example Sentences

2

嘆くなよ。

Don't be sad.

過去を嘆くより、未来のために今できることを頑張ろう。

Rather than lamenting over the past, you should focus your energy into what you can do right now for the future.