Meaning

Primary

To Lament

Alternative

To Grieve

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

When you sigh, you feel a certain type of emotion. A type that makes you feel sad and causes you to lament and to grieve.

Reading

なげく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

For the reading, just think about this feeling you're having (this lamenting grieving one). Then, decide you're done with it. Throw (投げる) it out the window. You don't want these feels anymore!

Context

Context Sentences

どんなにくよくよ嘆いても、死んだ人はもう戻っては来ないんだから、彼女のことはさっさと忘れて、代わりに私と結婚してよ。

No amount of grieving can bring the dead back to life, so forget about her quickly and marry me instead.

Kanji Composition