EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    entreaty; appeal; petition

    彼女は彼に邪魔しないようにと嘆願した。
    She pleaded with him not to disturb her.

Also written 歎願【たんがん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sigh, lament, moan, grieve, sigh of admiration

Kun
なげ.くなげ.かわしい
On
タン
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1584 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3d10.8The Kanji Dictionary
6403.4Four corner code
3763deroo
5606Unicode hex code
1-35-18JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
974Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
872New Nelson (John Haig)
630New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
773Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
455Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
577Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1579Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1702Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1594A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1292Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4138PMorohashi
1566A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1246Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1313Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1143Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1612Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1436Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
310Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1593Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tan4Pinyin reading
tanKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Kun
ねが.う-ねがい
On
ガン
Strokes
19
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
894 of 2500
Radical
leaf
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-10-9, 3-3-16SKIP code
9a10.2The Kanji Dictionary
7128.6Four corner code
3361deroo
9858Unicode hex code
1-20-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
255Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6653New Nelson (John Haig)
1845New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2320Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1199Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1637Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
135Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
143Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
869A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
428Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43623Morohashi
446A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
581Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
590Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
368sakade
1011Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
469henshall3
637Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
862Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1897Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan4Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level