lament, sigh

(mouth/small box radical) + (from China (radical))
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO

Onyomi

TAN

I lament that I got too TAN in Hawaii. Now I got melanomas!!

Mnemonic

Your mouth laments that kanji came from China and now you have to learn it even though you are in Japan!

Kunyomi

なげ*く emit a wail of despair or mourning 1/2 KANA
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

驚嘆(きょうたん)

amazement ★☆☆☆☆
(astonish) + (lament, sigh) = 驚嘆 (amazement)

amazement, slack-jawed wonder