Japanese

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Interjection

御免なさい ‎(hiragana ごめんなさい, romaji gomennasai)

1. sorry; I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me; I beg your pardon
   • 1997 July 17, Seimaru Amagi; Fumiya Sato, “仏ふ蘭らん西す銀ぎん貨か殺さつ人じん事じ件けん⑭ [The French Silver Coin Murder Case ⑭]”, in 金きん田だ一いち少しょう年ねんの事じ件けん簿ぼ [The Kindaichi Case Files], volume 25 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Kodansha, ISBN 4-06-312431-2:

     ……それで‥先 (せん)生 (せい)もあたしのこと‥‥犬 (いぬ)みたいに捨 (す)てるのかとおもったら———‥憎 (にく)くて‥‥憎 (にく)くて‥‥！で‥でも‥‥でも‥そうじゃなかったんですね‥‥！ごめんなさい‥先 (せん)生 (せい)……ごめんなさい‥‥‥君 (きみ)沢 (さわ)先 (せん)生 (せい)！ごめん‥なさ‥‥

     ……Sore de‥ sensei mo atashi no koto‥‥ inu mitai ni suteru no katōmottara———‥ Nikukute‥‥ Nikukute‥‥! De‥demo‥‥ demo‥ sō janakattan desu ne‥‥! Gomennasai‥ sensei…… Gomennasai‥‥‥ Kimisawa-sensei! Gomen‥nasa‥‥

     ……At one time‥ I thought sensei‥‥ just wanted to throw me away like a dog———‥ I hated‥‥ hated you‥‥! B‥Bu‥‥ But‥ turns out that's not true‥‥! I'm so sorry‥ sensei…… I'm so sorry‥‥‥ Kimisawa-sensei! I'm sor‥ry‥‥

Related terms

• 御 (ご)免 (めん) ‎(gomen)
• 御 (ご)免 (めん)下 (くだ)さい ‎(gomenkudasai)