| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ใใใใชใใ | ใใใใชใใ |
Pronunciation: gomennasai
How to Say It Outloud: go-men-na-sai
Usage: A polite and formal way to apologize, often used in personal and informal contexts.
Example Sentence Japanese:
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ใใฆใใใใชใใใ
้
ใใฆใใใใชใใใExample Sentence English:I'm sorry for being late.
I'm sorry for being late.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ใใฟใพใใ | ใใฟใพใใ |
Pronunciation: sumimasen
How to Say It Outloud: su-mi-ma-sen
Usage: A versatile expression used to apologize, thank, or get someone's attention. More formal than ใใใใชใใ.
Example Sentence Japanese:่ฟทๆใใใใฆใใฟใพใใใ
่ฟทๆใใใใฆใใฟใพใใใExample Sentence English:I'm sorry for causing trouble.
I'm sorry for causing trouble.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ็ณใ่จณใใใพใใ | ใใใใใใใใพใใ |
Pronunciation: moushiwake arimasen
How to Say It Outloud: mo-u-shi-wa-ke a-ri-ma-sen
Usage: A very formal and humble way to apologize, often used in business contexts.
Example Sentence Japanese:ใ่ฟทๆใใใใใใฆ็ณใ่จณใใใพใใใ
ใ่ฟทๆใใใใใใฆ็ณใ่จณใใใพใใใExample Sentence English:I'm deeply sorry for causing inconvenience.
I'm deeply sorry for causing inconvenience.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ใใใ | ใใใ |
Pronunciation: gomen
How to Say It Outloud: go-men
Usage: A very casual and informal way to apologize, often used among close friends or family.
Example Sentence Japanese:ๆชใใฃใใใใใใ
ๆชใใฃใใใใใใExample Sentence English:My bad, sorry.
My bad, sorry.Dictionary
ๆธใพใชใใใพใชใCommon wordjlpt-n2jlpt-n1
I-adjective (keiyoushi)- inexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable
- sorry; remorseful; apologetic; conscience-stricken; contrite
- excuse me; (I'm) sorry; thank you
ใใใพใใใใใพใใ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- sorry; excuse me; thank you
็ๆใใใซใCommon wordjlpt-n3
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)Adverb (fukushi)
Noun
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- unfortunately; sorry, but ...
ๅพกๅ
ใใใCommon wordjlpt-n2
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
- may I come in?
- permission; leave; license
- dismissal; discharge
- not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid
- Gomen
็ณใ่จณใชใใใใใใใชใCommon wordjlpt-n2
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)I-adjective (keiyoushi)
- I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; I feel guilty
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
- thank you very much (for help, etc.)
ๆธใฟใพใใใใฟใพใใCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n1
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your pardon
- thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
ๆธใพใชใใใใพใชใใ
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)- sorry; apologetic; remorseful
ใ็ๆใใพใใใใซใใใพ
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)- sorry
- too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
ใตใผใปใณใตใผใปใณCommon word
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- sorry
ใใฃใจใใฃใจCommon word
- uh-oh; oops; sorry
ๅฟ่ฆใใใใใใใใใ
I-adjective (keiyoushi)- painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
ๆใๅ
ฅใใใใใใjlpt-n1
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to feel small
Intransitive verb
- to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be thankful
Intransitive verb
- to be amazed; to be greatly impressed; to admire
Intransitive verb
- to be dumbfounded; to be confounded; to be stunned; to be fed up (with); to be defeated; to be beaten
ใใพใใใพใ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- sorry; excuse me
ใใใพใธใใใใพใธใ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- sorry; excuse me; thank you
ใใพใชใใฃใใใพใชใใฃใ
- sorry; my bad
ใใใผใใใผใใใผใใใผ
- sorry
ใฝใผใชใผใฝใผใชใผ
- sorry
ใใใกใใใใใกใใ
Noun- sorry
ใใใใใใ
Noun- sorry
ๆใๅ
ฅ่ฐทใฎ้ฌผๅญๆฏ็ฅใใใใใใใฎใใใผใใ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- sorry; beg pardon; much obliged
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