Meaning

Primary

Pardon

Alternative

Forgiveness

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Intuition from my dialect tells me that I should pardon you. Give you forgiveness. You're lucky I speak this dialect.

Reading

かんべん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

勘弁してよ。今日は忙しかったし、滅茶苦茶疲れているんだ。

Cut me some slack. It’s been a long day and I’m terribly tired.

Kanji Composition