# 慨 — Sigh

Frequency rank 2068 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 臆 (Chest), less common than 陵 (Mausoleum).

- On’yomi: がい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level XVI of XX

A heart on the left aches beneath a hat and tombstone on the right — the heart sighs deeply, wearing a heavy hat of grief by the tombstone, overwhelmed with sorrow.

In words:

- 感慨 かんがい — strong feelings;deep emotion
- 憤慨 ふんがい — indignation;resentment

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