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What does 勘弁 (かんべん, kanben) mean?

勘弁 (かんべん, kanben) means forgiveness, pardon; please excuse (me from doing).

Quick facts
Readingかんべん
Romajikanben
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
かんべん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkanben

forgiveness, pardon; please excuse (me from doing)

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

Example sentences

  • Please forgive me just this once.

  • I wish they would spare me from that persistent sales pitch.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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