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[たん()·そく()]
tansoku
noun, suru verb

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[たん()·そく()]
tansoku

English Meaning(s) for 歎息

noun, suru verb
  1. sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

Definition and Synonyms for 歎息

Suspire heave or utter a sigh
Synonyms: 吐息, 嘆く, 嘆息, 大息, 息衝く
Sigh utter with a sigh
Synonyms: 嘆く, 嘆息
Sorrow something that causes great unhappiness
Synonyms: 不祝儀, 傷心, 哀傷, 哀哭, 哀惜, 嘆き, 嘆く, 嘆息, 悲しみ, 悲しむ, 悲哀, 悲嘆, 愁傷, 憂い事, 憂愁, 憂戚, 憂き目, 痛み, 痛む
Sigh an utterance made by exhaling audibly
Synonyms: 吐息, 嘆声, 嘆息, 大息, ため息
Suspire breathe deeply and heavily
Synonyms: 吐息, 嘆く, 嘆息, 大息, 息衝く

Meanings for each kanji in 歎息

» grief; lamentation
» breath; respiration; son; interest (on money)

Categories 歎息 is a member of

Breathe draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
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Utter express audibly
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Utterance the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
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Negative Stimulus a stimulus with undesirable consequences
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