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勘弁

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
べん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
勘辨 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かん)(べん) (kanben

  1. pardon
  2. forbearance

Verb

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(かん)(べん)する (kanben surutransitive suru (stem (かん)(べん) (kanben shi), past (かん)(べん)した (kanben shita))

  1. forgive
  2. forbear
    もう勘弁(かんべん)してくれよぉ~!!
    Mō kanben shite kure yō~!!
    For Christ's sake, give me a break already!

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN