Memory phrase for the character: 嘆
嘆
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Meaning
lament, sigh, grieve, admire
Pronunciation
TAN nage ku/kawashii
Explanation
Left: mouth 口, right: var. of China 漢 (Water 氵and plants 艹 in the mouth 口 of the husband 夫 from China) [But water 氵is missing]
Mnemonic
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Mouths in a waterless China are lamenting.
Radicals
口
mouth A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
艹
plant, grass Shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
夫
husband Like a big 大 person with another pair of arms, as caring arms.
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Vocabulary
驚嘆
きょうたん
admiration, Amazement
7661
嘆く
なげく
to sigh, to lament, to grieve
1498
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