愁しゅう嘆たん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

lamentation; sorrow; grief

A somewhat literary or formal word for deep sorrow and lamentation. Often used in historical or dramatic contexts.

• 彼かれの死しを聞きいて、人ひと々びとは愁しゅう嘆たんの声こえをあげた。

  Upon hearing of his death, people raised voices of lamentation.

• 愁しゅう嘆たんするばかりで何なにも手てにつかない。

  I am so overcome with grief that I can't do anything.