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申し訳ない (もうしわけない): inexcusable, I am sorry — Japanese vocabulary

申し訳ない is read もうしわけない and means "inexcusable, I am sorry". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

申し訳ない

Reading
もうしわけない · moushiwakenai
Translation
inexcusable, I am sorry
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
もうしわけないが

Example

申し訳ないけど、できません。

もうしわけないけど、できません。

I'm sorry, but it's impossible.

Kanji in this word

  • 申 — say (humble), monkey
  • 訳 — translate, reason

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