失礼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
失	礼

See also 失礼する

Adjectival noun

失礼 (な-na declension, hiragana しつれい, romaji shitsurei)

1. rude, impolite, ill-mannered

   失礼な人。

   しつれいなひと。
   Shitsurei na hito.

   A rude person.

   そういう言い方は失礼だ。

   そういういいかたはしつれいだ。
   Sō iu iikata wa shitsurei da.

   It's impolite to say it like that.

   失礼ですが。

   しつれいですが。
   Shitsurei desu ga.

   I don't mean to be rude, but...

Noun

失礼 (hiragana しつれい, romaji shitsurei)

1. rudeness; being impolite

Interjection

失礼 (hiragana しつれい, romaji shitsurei)

1. I'm sorry; excuse me

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Min Nan

simplified	失礼
traditional	失禮

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ɕɪt˥˥le˥˧ ]

Interjection

失礼 (simplified, POJ sit-lé, traditional 失禮)

1. I'm sorry; excuse me.

Synonyms

• 歹势 (phái-sè)