Word Meaning 遺憾ながら

いかんながら ikannagara

遺憾ながら is read as いかんながら (ikannagara) and means I regret to say.

Meaning

English

  1. I regret to say
  2. I'm sorry to say
  3. unfortunately

Reading

Kana

いかんながら

Romaji

ikannagara

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135615 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

遺憾

いかん

regrettable

遺憾千万

いかんせんばん

highly regrettable

遺憾の意

いかんのい

regret

遺言

いげん

last request

遺体

いたい

(dead) body

遺産

いさん

inheritance

遺伝

いでん

heredity

遺跡

いせき

(archeological) remains

遺伝子

いでんし

gene

遺族

いぞく

bereaved family

Example Sentences

3

いかんながらけっせきします。

Regrettably, I will be absent.

Unfortunately, the report is correct.

I regret to inform you that I will be unable to keep our appointment for February 27.