JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 54

嘆 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

lament; exclaim

On
タンtan
Kun
なげくnageku

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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嘆13 strokes

How to write 嘆: stroke order

嘆 has 13 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

嘆 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 嘆 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 嘆

The parts 嘆 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 口

    mouth; opening

    Radical

  • 艹 (艸)

  • 夫

    husband; man

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 54