嘆息

たんそく

sigh

What does 嘆息 mean?

嘆息 is a Japanese noun meaning sigh in English. It is written as 嘆息 in kanji, たんそく in hiragana, and tansoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

深々と嘆息して、廊下へ向かう。

He sighed deeply and headed to the corridor.