申し訳ありません
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[edit]Japanese phrasebook
 | This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness. |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 申 | 訳 |
| もう Grade: 3 |
わけ Grade: 6 |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 申し譯ありません (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]From 申し訳 (mōshiwake, “excuse”) + ありません (arimasen, “polite negative of ある”). Can be interpreted literally as "I have no excuse".
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]申し訳ありません • (mōshiwake arimasen)
Usage notes
[edit]- This expression is very polite and not used in casual conversations in which ごめん (gomen) or ごめんなさい (gomennasai) suffice.
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese phrasebook
- Japanese terms spelled with 申 read as もう
- Japanese terms spelled with 訳 read as わけ
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese interjections
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters