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What does 詫びる (わびる, wabiru) mean?

詫びる (わびる, wabiru) means to apologize.

Quick facts
Readingわびる
Romajiwabiru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
わびる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonwabiru

to apologize

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology

Example sentences

  • He apologized for his failure.

  • I apologized to the teacher for being late.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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