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嘆く - Japanese Dictionary | immit
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嘆く
なげく
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Also written
歎く
rare kanji
common
動詞 / verb
1
to lament, to grieve, to mourn
彼は親友の突然の死を深く嘆いた。
He deeply mourned the sudden death of his close friend.
母は息子の不運を嘆いて泣き崩れた。
Lamenting her son's misfortune, the mother broke down in tears.
いつまでも嘆いていても仕方がない。
There's no point grieving forever.
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悲しむ
嘆き悲しむ
悲嘆
antonym
喜ぶ
2
to deplore, to bemoan, to complain about
老人は若者の言葉遣いの乱れを嘆いている。
The old man deplores the sloppy speech of young people.
彼は自分の才能のなさを嘆いた。
He bemoaned his own lack of talent.
専門家は政治の腐敗を嘆く声を上げた。
Experts spoke out deploring the corruption in politics.
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慨嘆
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polite
negative
present
嘆く
past
嘆いた
volitional
嘆こう
imperative
嘆け
potential
嘆ける
passive
嘆かれる
causative
嘆かせる
-te form
嘆いて
conditional
嘆けば
conditional (-tara)
嘆いたら
stem
嘆き
desire (-tai)
嘆きたい
desire, past (-takatta)
嘆きたかった
negative (-zu)
嘆かず
negative
negative (-nu)
嘆かぬ
negative
negative conditional (-neba)
嘆かねば
negative
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