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N3Kanji

嘆

lament, sigh

Readings

On
タン
Kun
なげ(く)

Examples

嘆く(なげく)、嘆かわしい(なげかわしい)、感嘆(かんたん)

to lament, deplorable, admiration

Note

On-reading (タン) is used in compounds; kun-reading (なげ(く)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.

Questions that use this word

N2 1 · N1 7

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N1N1 読解

    しかし文化的断絶を嘆くよりも、それぞれの世代が異なる文化を持つことを豊かさとして捉え直す視点が求められる。

    Answer: 文化的断絶を嘆くのではなく、差異を豊かさとして捉え対話を通じて新文化を創造すること

  • N1N1 文法

    子供たちの嘆き___、親はテレビゲームを取り上げた。

    Answer: をよそに

  • N1N1 文法

    あの程度の苦労は、嘆く___ことだ。

    Answer: に足りない

  • N2N2 漢字

    「嘆く」の読み方は?

    Answer: なげく

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