遺憾

See also: 遗憾

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yíhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄏㄢˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yi² han⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ ham⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): vì-ham

  (Hailu, HRS): vui ham^˖

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-hām / î-hām

  (Teochew, Peng'im): rui⁶ ham⁶

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yi-ghoe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yíhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄏㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yíhàn
    • Wade–Giles: i²-han⁴
    • Yale: yí-hàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihann
    • Palladius: ихань (ixanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ xän⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yi² han⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ixan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹ xan²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ ham⁶
    • Yale: wàih hahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ ham⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ hem⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ hɐm²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-ham
    • Hakka Romanization System: vi^ˇ ham
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi² ham⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /vi¹¹ ham⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: vui ham^˖
    • Sinological IPA: /vui⁵⁵ ham³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-hām
    • Tâi-lô: uî-hām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ui'ham
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ ham³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² ham⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² ham²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ham³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² ham²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-hām
    • Tâi-lô: î-hām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: i'ham
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /i²⁴⁻²² ham²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /i¹³⁻²² ham²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: rui⁶ ham⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jŭi hăm
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zui³⁵⁻¹¹ ham³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yi-ghoe
    • MiniDict: yi^去 ghoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhi-hhoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦi²² ɦø⁴⁴/

Adjective

遺憾

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

Synonyms

• (regrettable): 可嘆／可叹 (kětàn)

Noun

遺憾

1. regret; eternal regret

   從遺憾裡發覺做人不必很深奧，糊塗才是美。 [MSC, trad.]
   从遗憾里发觉做人不必很深奥，糊涂才是美。 [MSC, simp.]

   Cóng yíhàn lǐ fājué zuòrén bù bì hěn shēn'ào, hútú cái shì měi. [Pinyin]

   From regrets discovering [that] one does not need to live a complicated life, being foolish is [true] beauty.

Synonyms

• 遺恨／遗恨 (yíhèn)

Derived terms

• 終身遺憾 / 终身遗憾

Verb

遺憾

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

Synonyms

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• 嗟悔 (jiēhuǐ) (literary, to sigh in regret)
• 後悔 / 后悔 (hòuhuǐ)
• 悔 (huǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
• 懊恨 (àohèn) (literary)
• 懊悔 (àohuǐ) (literary or Northern Wu)
• 懊惱 / 懊恼 (àonǎo) (Northern Wu)
• 懊憦 / 懊𫺘 (Northern Wu)
• 追悔 (zhuīhuǐ)

See also

• 可惜 (kěxī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遺	憾
い Grade: 6	かん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

遺(い) (i, “leave, remain”) + 憾(かん) (kan, “regret”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いかん [ìkáń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) いかん [íꜜkàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ikã̠ɴ]

Adjective

遺(い)憾(かん) • (ikan) -na (adnominal 遺(い)憾(かん)な (ikan na), adverbial 遺(い)憾(かん)に (ikan ni))

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(さい)判(ばん)は遺(い)憾(かん)な結(けっ)果(か)に終(お)わった。

   Sono saiban wa ikan na kekka ni owatta.

   The trial ended with a regrettable result.

Inflection

Inflection of 遺憾

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	遺憾だろ	いかんだろ	ikan daro
Continuative (連用形)	遺憾で	いかんで	ikan de
Terminal (終止形)	遺憾だ	いかんだ	ikan da
Attributive (連体形)	遺憾な	いかんな	ikan na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	遺憾なら	いかんなら	ikan nara
Imperative (命令形)	遺憾であれ	いかんであれ	ikan de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	遺憾ではない 遺憾じゃない	いかんではない いかんじゃない	ikan de wa nai ikan ja nai
Informal past	遺憾だった	いかんだった	ikan datta
Informal negative past	遺憾ではなかった 遺憾じゃなかった	いかんではなかった いかんじゃなかった	ikan de wa nakatta ikan ja nakatta
Formal	遺憾です	いかんです	ikan desu
Formal negative	遺憾ではありません 遺憾じゃありません	いかんではありません いかんじゃありません	ikan de wa arimasen ikan ja arimasen
Formal past	遺憾でした	いかんでした	ikan deshita
Formal negative past	遺憾ではありませんでした 遺憾じゃありませんでした	いかんではありませんでした いかんじゃありませんでした	ikan de wa arimasen deshita ikan ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	遺憾で	いかんで	ikan de
Conditional	遺憾なら（ば）	いかんなら（ば）	ikan nara (ba)
Provisional	遺憾だったら	いかんだったら	ikan dattara
Volitional	遺憾だろう	いかんだろう	ikan darō
Adverbial	遺憾に	いかんに	ikan ni
Degree	遺憾さ	いかんさ	ikansa

Noun

遺(い)憾(かん) • (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(へい)士(し)の起(お)こした犯罪(はんざい)について、国(こく)務(む)長(ちょう)官(かん)は深(ふか)い遺(い)憾(かん)の意(い)を表(ひょう)明(めい)した。

   Heishi no okoshita hanzai ni tsuite, kokumu-chōkan wa fukai ikan no i o hyōmei shita.

   The Secretary of State expressed deep regret about the crime by the soldier.

Derived terms

• 遺(い)憾(かん)ながら (ikan nagara, “unfortunately”)

References

• “遺憾”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
遺	憾

Noun

遺憾 • (yugam) (hangeul 유감)

1. hanja form^? of 유감 (“regret”)