13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

sigh, lament, moan, grieve, sigh of admiration

Kun'yomi
  • to lament ②to deplore
  • lamentable
On'yomi
  • sigh ②grief

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なげなげかわしい 83.6%
タン 16.4%

Character Breakdown

sigh, lament, moan
なげ.く タン (7th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
the violet(菫) variant
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

to lament ②to deplore
sigh ②grief
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.)
Wailing Wall (Jerusalem)
to spend one's days in grief
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References

Unicode hex code 5606
JIS X 0208 1-35-18
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 974
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 872
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 630
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 773
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 455
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 577
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1579
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1702
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1594
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1292
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4138P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1566
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1246
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1313
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1143
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1612
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1436
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 310
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1593
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d10.8
Four corner code 6403.4
De Roo Code 3763