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恐縮 (きょうしゅく): sorry to trouble — Japanese vocabulary

恐縮 is read きょうしゅく and means "sorry to trouble". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

恐縮

Reading
きょうしゅく · kyoushuku
Translation
sorry to trouble
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
きょうしゅくが

Example

恐縮ですがお手伝い願えませんか。

きょうしゅくですがおてつだいねがえませんか。

May I make so bold as to request your assistance?

Kanji in this word

  • 恐 — fear, afraid
  • 縮 — shrink, reduce

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