Grief; lamentation; a deep feeling of sorrow or mourning.
彼女の嘆きは手紙に切々と書かれていた。
Her lament was written poignantly in the letter.
会場には嘆きの声があふれていた。
The hall was filled with voices of grief.
父は息子の死を嘆き、長い間悲しんだ。
The father lamented his son's death and mourned for a long time.