Word Meaning 御免なさい

ごめんなさい gomennasai

御免なさい is read as ごめんなさい (gomennasai) and means I'm sorry.

Meaning

English

I'm sorry
my apologies
excuse me
pardon me

Reading

Kana

ごめんなさい

Romaji

gomennasai

Writing Variants

ご免なさい ごめんなさい gomennasai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 146328 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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御免下さい

ごめんください

may I come in?

御免被りたい

ごめんこうむりたい

I'm good, thanks

御免

ごめん

may I come in?

御免被る

ごめんこうむる

to receive permission

御免を蒙る

ごめんをこうむる

to receive permission

天下御免

てんかごめん

licensed

木戸御免

きどごめん

have a pass to

お役御免

おやくごめん

dismissal

諸役御免

しょやくごめん

being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government

切り捨て御免

きりすてごめん

right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

帯刀御免

たいとうごめん

a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)

御無沙汰

ごぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while

Example Sentences

御免なさい。

I'm sorry.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 4 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

御免なさい Gomennasai