単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#7,638 most used

嘆く

なげく2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to lament; to grieve

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

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

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

It is no use crying over spilt milk.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret

godan verb · transitive · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to deplore

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#7,638 most used

Written嘆く、歎く

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium