嘆き (なげき, nageki) Japanese meaning: grief | Kotomoraしん
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I grieved deeply over his death.
That poem is filled with the lament of a broken heart.
Usage patterns
嘆きの声を上げるto let out a cry of grief
She let out a cry of grief.
嘆きに沈むto be sunk in grief
The mother was sunk in grief over losing her son.
深い嘆きdeep grief
His deep grief came through clearly.
嘆きを漏らすto let slip a lament
The old man quietly let out a lament.