嘆 Sigh

Radical Combination

• 口

  Mouth
• Chinese

Meaning

Primary

Sigh

Mnemonic

You use your mouth when you see a Chinese person and you sigh. You sigh so loud that it’s practically a roar coming out of your mouth. Chinese people and Chinese things make you sigh because it reminds you of when you stayed in China and it brings up memories. The sigh is a sigh of nostalgia.

Hints

Let out a long sigh as you recall memories from China and all the Chinese things you saw and did. Oh, sigh.

Readings

On’yomi

たん

Kun’yomi

なげ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Your favorite Chinese thing to do is tan (たん). You can wander around without your shirt on and tan all day. No one will sigh or scoff at you, it’s perfectly acceptable. The Chinese just love to get their tan on.

Hints

Sigh again as you remember how nice it was to tan everywhere. Picture yourself wandering around some Chinese streets with your shirt off as you soak in the rays and get a tan.