嘆く (なげく): to sigh, to lament, to grieve — Japanese vocabulary
嘆く is read なげく and means "to sigh, to lament, to grieve". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
嘆く
- Reading
- なげく · nageku
- Translation
- to sigh, to lament, to grieve
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- なげくが
Example
過去のことで嘆いても何の役にも立たないよ。
かこのことでなげいてもなんのやくにもたたないよ。
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Kanji in this word
- 嘆 — lament, sigh
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