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Zach

勘弁

Reading

Kana: かんべん
Romaji: kanben
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

Kanji

Reading: カン
Meanings: intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

Example Sentences

勘弁(かんべん)してくれ。
➥Give me a break.
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ちょっと勘弁(かんべん)して(くだ)さい。
➥Give me a break, will you?
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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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また?もう勘弁(かんべん)してよ。
➥Again? Not again!
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ちょっとかんべんしてよ。
➥Give me a break, please.
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(おな)じことを(なん)(かい)()(かえ)すの。屋上屋(おくじょうや)()すようなくどい説明(せつめい)勘弁(かんべん)してよ。
➥You're wasting your time with all this needless repetition so spare us the long-winded explanation.
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