遺憾ながら

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遺 憾
い
Grade: 6 		かん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
遺憾乍ら

Etymology

遺(い)憾(かん) (ikan) + ながら (nagara)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ika̠n na̠ɡa̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

遺(い)憾(かん)ながら • (ikan nagara) 

  1. synonym of 残念ながら (zannen nagara, “unfortunately”)
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 1, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      遺(い)憾(かん)ながら、その時(とき)の私(わたくし)には、あなたというものがほとんど存(そん)在(ざい)していなかったといっても誇(こ)張(ちょう)ではありません。
      Ikan nagara, sono toki no watakushi ni wa, anata to iu mono ga hotondo sonzai shite inakatta to itte mo kochō de wa arimasen.
      Regrettably, it wouldn't be exaggeration to say that at that time you essentially didn't exist to me.

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