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Japanese word 申し訳ない: inexcusable / unforgivable / very sorry. Meanings and example sentences.

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申し訳ない (もうしわけない): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

申し訳ない (もうしわけない) means inexcusable / unforgivable / very sorry.

See example sentences below.

申し訳ない at a glance

申し訳ない
もうしわけないmoushiwakenai
N2expr
inexcusable / unforgivable / very sorry
申し訳ないもうしわけないmoushiwakenaiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 申し訳ない

Core meaning

inexcusable / unforgivable / very sorry

Basic example sentences

Example 1

遅れて本当に申し訳ない。

Translation

I'm really sorry for being late.

Example 2

そんなことをして申し訳ないです。

Translation

I'm sorry for doing something like that.

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