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Kanji Detail for 憾 - "regret, resentment"

憾

  • Meaning

    憾 means "regret, resentment." Also associated with unfulfilled.

    1. Regret - A feeling of disappointment.

    2. Resentment - Bitter indignation.

    3. Unfulfilled - Not completed as hoped.

  • Words using 憾

    • 遺憾 いかん Listen regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable

  • Four-character idioms with 憾

    • 遺憾千万 いかんせんばん Listen extremely regrettable; deeply unfortunate; most disappointing

  • Tattoo check: 憾

    • Verified meaning: regret, resentment
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いくとら, いくみ)
    • Also carries these associations: unfulfilled

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 憾

    Surnames 憾(いくとら)Listen 憾(いくみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    remorse; regret; be sorry

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to regret, remorse; dissatisfied

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    regret, remorse

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Regret. (Doctrine of the Mean) "People still have regrets."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ura.mu(うら-む) うら-む

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    regret resentment unfulfilled displeasure remorse vexation annoyance bitter chagrin compunction contrition disappointment dissatisfaction frustration indignation lament penitence rue self-reproach sorrow

Sentences including 憾

  • This result leaves much to be desired.

  • That , while regrettable , is true.

  • It leaves nothing much to be desired.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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