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Illustration of 勘弁

勘弁かんべん

かんべん kanben Play N1 Noun Suru verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

相手の要求や言動を許すこと。 pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

Example 1

ちょっと勘弁かんべんして下ください。

Give me a break, will you?

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Example 2

それだけは勘弁かんべんしてください。

I would do anything but that.

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Kanji breakdown

勘

N1

intuition; perception; check; compare; sixth sense

On reading
カン
Kun reading
Radical
力

弁

N1

valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish; conical cap

On reading
ベン、ヘン
Kun reading
かんむり、わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら、あらそ.う
Radical
廾
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代弁

N1

だいべん

pay by proxy; act for another; speak for another

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弁償

N1

べんしょう

next word; compensation; reparation; indemnity; reimbursement

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弁解

N1

べんかい

explanation; justification; defence; excuse

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弁論

N1

べんろん

discussion; debate; argument

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弁護

N1

べんご

defense; pleading; advocacy