Illustration: In a quiet restaurant dining room, a server bows deeply to a seated customer after spilling tea onto the customer’s coat. The overturned cup, spreading wet patch, and towel already brought to the table make the cause unmistakable.

JLPT N3expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

申もうし訳わけない

moushiwake nai

i’m sorry

It expresses a stronger apology than ごめんなさい. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 申もうし訳わけないけど、できません。

    I’m sorry, but it’s impossible.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 遅おくれて申もうし訳わけない。

    Sorry to be late.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. こんなことになってしまって申もうし訳わけない。

    I’m sorry it worked out this way.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 申訳

  • 申have the honor to; sign of the monkeyOnシンKunもうす・もうし-・さる
  • 訳translate; reasonOnヤクKunわけ

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