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嘆 = 口 + 𦰩
嘆 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sigh”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 𦰩 (scarecrow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1702.
- Keyword
- sigh
- RTK frame
- 1702
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- タン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- なげ.く, なげ.かわしい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- вздох
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 嘆 sigh
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 嘆 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “scarecrow”. 嘆 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 嘆 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.