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遺憾

遺憾

See also: 遗憾

Chinese

to lose; to leave behind regret
trad. (遺憾)
simp. (遗憾)

Adjective

遺憾

  1. regrettable; pitiable
  2. (diplomacy, officialese) regrettable; unfortunate (indicating discontent, protest or apology)

Noun

遺憾

  1. regret; eternal regret

Derived terms

  • 終身遺憾终身遗憾

Verb

遺憾

  1. to regret; to pity; to be sorry about

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
かん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

(い, i: “leave”, "remain") + (かん, kan: “regret")

Adjectival noun

遺憾 (-na inflection, hiragana いかん, romaji ikan)

  1. feeling a regret that come from a failure of one's intention
  2. feeling a regret with pity, sadness, disappointment, and shame because the result is not one's intention (often used in public addresses)
    その裁判 (さいばん)遺憾 (いかん)結果 (けっか) ()わった。
    Sono saiban wa ikan na kekka ni owatta.
    The judgment of the trial resulted in a regret.

Inflection

Noun

遺憾 (hiragana いかん, romaji ikan)

  1. a regret that come from a failure of one's intention
  2. a regret with pity, sadness, disappointment, and shame because the result is not one's intention (often used in public addresses)
    兵士 (へいし) ()こした犯罪 (はんざい)について、国務長官 (こくむちょうかん) (ふか)遺憾 (いかん) ()表明 (ひょうめい)した。
    Heishi no okoshita hanzai ni tsuite, kokumu-chōkan wa fukai ikan-no-i o hyōmei shita.
    Over a crime by the solder, Secretary of State apologized expressing deep regret.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

遺憾 (yugam) (hangeul 유감)

  1. Hanja form? of 유감, “regret”.