Ikemasen

Usually written in kana.

行けません (Ikemasen) is a Japanese expression meaning “wrong, not good, of no use, hopeless”.

Meanings

  1. expressionwrong; not good; of no use
  2. expressionhopeless; past hope
  3. expressionmust not do
  4. expressioncannot go

Examples

  • We must not break our promise.

  • You must not speak with your mouth full.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 行けません

going

Related words

to doline (of text)to performabruptlyto go smoothlybankhave a good daycrimeactionto be populartravelact