いかん – Vocabulary details

いかん

Expression

Usually written in kana

1. not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes)

そんな簡かん単たんにはいかんかな？I guess it won't go that easily, huh?

2. bad; not good

これだから最さい近きんの若わか者ものはいかん！This is why young people these days are no good!

3. hopeless; beyond hope

この靴くつはもういかん。新あたらしいのを買かおう。These shoes are hopeless now. Let's buy new ones.

4. must not (do, be); should not; ought not to

after the -te form of a verb or adjective

子こどもの夢ゆめを壊こわしちゃいかん。You must not crush children's dreams.

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悪わるいがそうもいかん。

Sorry, but that won't work.

そんな簡かん単たんにはいかんかな？

I guess it won't go that easily, huh?

しかし、これはいかんな。

But this is no good.

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