御免

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
めん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
御免 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(めん) or 御免(ゴメン) (gomen

  1. something one wants to have no involvement in
    トラブルごめんだ。
    Toraburu wa gomen da.
    Keep me out of your troubles.

Interjection

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()(めん) or 御免(ゴメン) (gomen

  1. (informal) Clipping of 御免なさい (gomennasai, I'm sorry).

Usage notes

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  • Often followed by the particle (ne), i.e.
    ごめんねgomen ne !I'm sorry!
  • This is an example of a word that can be spelled with katakana to convey an informal conversational tone, as ゴメン.

Derived terms

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