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    3. 詫び

    詫び

    詫わび​

    apology

    N1KMT9CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyAmbiguous glossKanji Vocab16 strokes

    わび

    Noun

    1.
    apology

    Stroke 0 / 16

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    彼かれは心こころからの詫わびを述のべた。

    He expressed a sincere apology.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    遅ち刻こくしたことに対 し、深ふかく詫わびを申もうし上あげます。

    I offer my deepest apologies for being late.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily LifeWork & Career
    誤ご解かいを招まねいたことについて、書しょ面めんで詫わびを提てい出しゅつした。

    I submitted a written apology for causing a misunderstanding.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    日に本ほんのビジネス文ぶん化かでは、詫わびの表ひょう現げんが非ひ常じょうに重じゅう要よう視しされる。

    In Japanese business culture, expressions of apology are highly valued.

    KMT9Business & FinanceCulture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの詫わびの言こと葉ばは、相あい手ての怒いかりを鎮しずめるには十じゅう分ぶんではなかった。

    His words of apology were not enough to calm the other person's anger.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships

    Characters that make up this word

    詫
    わび・わび.しい・かこつ・わ.びる・わび.る…(2)
    apologize
    Kanji
    び
    bi
    Kana
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