rue, be sad, sigh, lament
On'yomi (音読み)
- ガイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- なげ.く
About this kanji
The kanji 「慨」 primarily relates to feelings of sadness or lamentation, expressing a sense of regret or deep emotion. It is often used in nouns rather than verbs. Common compounds include 感慨 (かんがい), which means deep emotion, and 憤慨 (ふんがい), meaning indignation or anger over injustice. Another example is 感慨無量 (かんがいむりょう), which describes a profound emotional state that is hard to put into words. When using this kanji, keep in mind that it often conveys heartfelt feelings about circumstances or events, making it useful to express your emotional reactions.
Example sentences
彼は世の中の不正を慨嘆した。
He lamented the injustices of the world.
Meanings across languages
- English
- rue, be sad, sigh, lament
- Tiếng Việt
- than thở, buồn, thở dài, than khóc
- 日本語
- 慨する, 悲しむ, ため息, 嘆く
- 한국어
- 한탄하다, 슬퍼하다, 한숨을 쉬다, 애도하다
- 中文
- 概叹, 感慨, 叹息, 哀叹
- id
- menyesal, sedih, menghela napas, mengeluh
- th
- เสียใจ, เศร้า, ถอนหายใจ, คร่ำครวญ
- es
- lamentar, estar triste, suspirar, quejarse
- fr
- regretter, être triste, soupirer, se lamenter
- de
- bedauern, traurig sein, seufzen, klagen
- pt
- lamentar, estar triste, suspiro, lamentação
Common compounds
- 感慨かんがいdeep emotion, strong feelings
- 憤慨ふんがいindignation, resentment
- 感慨無量かんがいむりょうdeep emotion, being filled with emotion
- 慨嘆がいたんdeploring, lamentation, regret
- 慷慨こうがいrighteous indignation, patriotic lamentation, deploration
- 慨世がいせいdeploring the course of public events
- 慨然がいぜんindignant, sorrowful, steadfast
- 慨するがいするto regret, to deplore
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