憾
KANJI DETAIL
regret
On readingかん16 strokesN1
Radical 心 · heartStroke order
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Japanese readings
- On reading
- かん
- Kun reading
- None
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 憾 has 16 strokes and the on-reading かん. 遺憾 (いかん) and 痛憾 (つうかん) express regret.
- Basic usage: 遺憾 means regret about an unfavorable result or something not turning out as hoped; 痛憾 means profound regret or sorrow.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Expressing regret and its degree
- 合意に至らなかったことは誠に遺憾です means that failing to reach an agreement is deeply regrettable. 遺憾の意を示した means expressed regret over a rule violation.
- 痛憾の極みだ expresses profound regret that an accident could not be prevented. 深い痛憾の意を表した means expressed deep regret over the outcome.