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遺憾なく (いかんなく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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adverb
fully ; satisfactorily ; amply ; without leaving anything to be desired
Formal adverb meaning that something is done to a complete or fully satisfactory degree, leaving no room for regret or dissatisfaction. Often used with verbs like 発揮する (demonstrate), 果たす (fulfill), or 説明する (explain).
この 作さく 品ひん に は 彼かれ の 才さい 能のう が 遺い 憾かん なく 発はっ 揮き さ れ て いる 。
His talent is amply demonstrated in this work.
Written forms 遺い 憾かん なく
Standard kanji spelling. 遺憾 means 'regret' or 'unsatisfactory', and なく is the adverbial form of ない, so the literal sense is 'without anything regrettable' → 'fully, satisfactorily'.
如何いかん なく
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage. 如何 is normally read いかが or どう, but here it is used for いかん. Rarely seen; learners should use 遺憾なく.
Kanji 遺 bequeath, leave behind, reserve 憾 remorse, regret, be sorry Similar words 十じゅう 分ぶん 十分 means 'enough' or 'sufficient' in a neutral sense, while 遺憾なく emphasizes completeness and satisfaction to a high standard, often in formal contexts.
存ぞん 分ぶん 存分 means 'to one's heart's content' or 'as much as one wants', focusing on personal satisfaction, whereas 遺憾なく is more about meeting an objective standard fully and without shortcoming.
Etymology From 遺憾 (いかん, 'regrettable' or 'unsatisfactory') + なく (adverbial form of ない, 'not'). Literally 'without anything regrettable', it came to mean 'in a way that leaves nothing to be desired'.
