Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しつ
Grade: 4
れい
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
失禮します (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (しつ)(れい) (shitsurei, rudeness) + します (shimasu), the polite conjugation of する (suru, do).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɕi̥t͡sɨᵝɾe̞ː ɕima̠sɨ̥ᵝ]

Interjection

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(しつ)(れい)します (shitsurei shimasu

  1. excuse me, I'm sorry

Usage notes

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Used to indicate that the speaker is about to do something that might be perceived as rude, such as leave a place or event before other people, or hang up on the phone.

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