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    3. 申し訳

    申し訳

    申もうし​訳わけ

    apology

    N3KMT8News #21+1CoreNoun, Participle, VerbDaily LifeEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    申しわけ申訳申し分け申分け申し訳け申分

    もうしわけ

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    apology, excuse

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    申もうし訳わけありません。

    I am sorry. (Formal)

    KMT3Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    ご迷めい惑わくをおかけして、本ほん当とうに申もうし訳わけございません。

    I am truly sorry for causing you trouble.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    遅ち刻こくの申もうし訳わけをメールで送おくりました。

    I sent an apology for being late by email.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    お客きゃく様さまへの申もうし訳わけとして、割わり引びきを提てい供きょうしました。

    As an apology to the customer, we offered a discount.

    KMT8Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの行こう動どうは、弁べん解かいの申もうし訳わけも立たたないほどひどいものだった。

    His actions were so terrible that there was no excuse for them.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    申
    もう.す・もう.し-・さる…(1)
    have the honor to・sign of the monkey・3-5PM・ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    訳
    わけ…(1)
    translate・reason・circumstance・case
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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