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[かん()·べん()]
kanben
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 勘弁

noun, suru verb
  1. pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

Definition and Synonyms for 勘弁

Pardon accept an excuse for
Synonyms: たまる, こらえる, 仮借, 勘弁, 堪忍, 宥恕, 容赦, 寛恕, 海容, 耐える, 許す, 許容, 赦免, 酌量
Forgiveness the act of excusing a mistake or offense
Synonyms: ばかし, 了見, 仮借, 免罪, 勘弁, 堪忍, 宥恕, 容赦, 容赦会釈, 寛恕, 海容, 許し, 許す, 許容, 赦免
Patience good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Synonyms: 勘弁, 堪忍, 堪忍袋, 忍耐, こらえ性, 我慢, 我慢強い, 辛抱, 辛抱強い, 隠忍

Meanings for each kanji in 勘弁

» intuition; perception
» valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish

Categories 勘弁 is a member of

Kindness a kind act
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Forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness
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Good Nature a cheerful, obliging disposition
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 勘弁

Sample Sentences for 勘弁

Since my nephew was still young, he was let off the hook.
My nephew was excused because of his youth.
Again? Not again!
Because my nephew was still young, he was forgiven.
What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this.

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