Word Meaning 失礼しました

しつれいしました shitsureishimashita

失礼しました is read as しつれいしました (shitsureishimashita) and means my apologies.

Meaning

English

  1. my apologies
  2. I'm sorry
  3. excuse me

Reading

Kana

しつれいしました

Romaji

shitsureishimashita

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 24775 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

失礼

しちらい

to be rude

失礼します

しつれいします

excuse me

失礼千万

しつれいせんばん

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

失礼をば

しつれいをば

my apologies

失礼至極

しつれいしごく

extremely rude

失礼乍ら

しつれいながら

with all due respect

前を失礼します

まえをしつれいします

excuse me (when passing in front of someone)

お先に失礼します

おさきにしつれいします

pardon me for leaving (first)

礼を失する

れいをしっする

to be impolite

失業

しつぎょう

unemployment

失敗

しっぱい

failure

失う

うしなう

to concede (goals, points, etc.)

Example Sentences

4

Excuse my clumsiness.

I'm sorry about that time.

Whoops. Sorry about that.

"Sales department, how can I help you?" "Is Saito there?" "Mr. Saito, our manager?" "Right." "May I ask who's calling?" "It's Tanaka." "Excuse me. Boss! Director Tanaka is on the phone."