たん
嘆
そく
息

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.), grieving, lamenting, deploring.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たん
嘆
そく
息
 嘆息 たんそく ✔
たん
歎
そく
息
 歎息 たんそく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sigh, lament, moan
なげ.く　タン (Early Jr. High, 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)
breath, respiration, son
いき　ソク (3rd, N3)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)