Illustration: In a small neighborhood bakery after closing, a young assistant bows deeply beside a tray of badly misshapen rolls, hands pressed together in apology.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

勘かん弁べん

kanben

to forgive, to spare

勘弁して is often used to ask someone to stop or give you a break. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  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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  2. 勘弁かんべんしてくれ。

    Give me a break.

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  3. また？もう勘弁かんべんしてよ。

    Again? Not again!

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Kanji in 勘弁

  • 勘intuition; perceptionOnカン
  • 弁speech; distinguishOnベン・ヘンKunかんむり・わきまえる・わける

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