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What does 失礼 (しつれい, shitsurei) mean?

失礼 (しつれい, shitsurei) means rudeness, discourtesy; excuse me, pardon me.

Quick facts
Readingしつれい
Romajishitsurei
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
しつれい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshitsurei

rudeness, discourtesy; excuse me, pardon me

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive discourtesy; impoliteness
  2. 2expression excuse me; goodbye
  3. 3suru verb · transitive · intransitive to leave
  4. 4suru verb · transitive · intransitive to be rude

Example sentences

  • Please excuse me, I'll be leaving first.

  • Excuse me, may I ask your name?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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