noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

Messages.form.
  1. lamentation, deploring.
  2. admiration, praise.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
嗟嘆 さたん
嗟歎 さたん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lament, grieve, sigh
サ シャ あ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
distinction, difference, variation
サ さ.す (4th, N3)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
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)