謝る (あやまる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

謝る (あやまる) means to apologize / say sorry.

See example sentences below.

謝る at a glance

謝る

あやまるayamaru

N4verb

to apologize / say sorry

謝るあやまるayamaruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to apologize / say sorry

Example 1

遅れてごめんなさい。謝ります。

Translation

Sorry for being late. I apologize.

Example 2

間違いを見つけて謝った。

Translation

I found the mistake and apologized.