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

嘆(なげ)くto sigh, to lament, to grieve

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

      1. 1.

        to lament, to grieve, to regret

    2. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1. 2.

        to deplore

    All Forms

    嘆く 【なげく】、歎く 【なげく】

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      • な

      • げ

      • く

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    • 故人(こじん)のお葬式(そうしき)で故人(こじん)の死(し)を嘆(なげ)く。

      To mourn the death of the deceased at their funeral.

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    • 今時(いまどき)の若者(わかもの)たちの貞操(ていそう)感(かん)の喪失(そうしつ)を嘆(なげ)く。

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

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    • 身(み)の不幸(ふこう)を嘆(なげ)くのをやめて、前向(まえむ)きに生(い)きることにした。

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

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    • 夫(おっと)の本当(ほんとう)の職業(しょくぎょう)や素顔(すがお)を知(し)ったら彼女(かのじょ)はどんなに嘆(なげ)くことだろう…。

      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)の死(し)を嘆(なげ)いている人(ひと)を笑(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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