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N1 う-verb (く), Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

(なげ)to sigh, to lament, to grieve

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    1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to lament, to grieve, to regret

    2. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      2.

      to deplore

    All Forms

    嘆く 【なげく】歎く 【なげく】

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    Examples

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      故人(こじん)のお葬式(そうしき)故人(こじん)()(なげ)

      To mourn the death of the deceased at their funeral.

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      今時(いまどき)若者(わかもの)たちの貞操(ていそう)(かん)喪失(そうしつ)(なげ)

      To lament the loss of chastity among today’s youth.

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      ()不幸(ふこう)(なげ)のをやめて、前向(まえむ)きに()きることにした。

      I decided to stop mourning my misfortune and live more positively.

      • N1

      (おっと)本当(ほんとう)職業(しょくぎょう)素顔(すがお)()ったら彼女(かのじょ)はどんなに(なげ)ことだろう…。

      I wonder how much she would lament if she found out her husband’s real job and true identity…

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      息子(むすこ)()(なげ)いている(ひと)(わら)わせようとしたところで、成功(せいこう)はしないだろう。

      You won’t succeed in making someone who's mourning the death of their son laugh.

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