Japanese

Alternative forms

• 申訳

Noun

申し訳 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 申し譯, hiragana もうしわけ, romaji mōshiwake)

1. apology, excuse

   まことに申 (もう)し訳 (わけ)ございません。

   Makoto ni mōshiwake gozaimasen.

   I am really sorry.

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3