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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

ごめんなさい

N5
gomennasai
  1. I beg your pardon
  2. excuse me
expression

Also written 御免なさい

Chinese meanings

对不起

Examples

  • お話はなし中ちゅう、ごめんなさい。
    Excuse me for interrupting you.
    对不起,打扰你说话了。
  • ごめんなさい、でもよく聞きこえないんです。
    I'm sorry, but I can't hear you well.
    对不起,可我听不清楚。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4a11eb5fb4'); // ごめんなさい
{
  "id": "4a11eb5fb4",
  "word": "ごめんなさい",
  "reading": "ごめんなさい",
  "romaji": "gomennasai",
  "meanings": [
    "I beg your pardon",
    "excuse me"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "exp"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1270680,
  "other_forms": [
    "御免なさい"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "お話し中、ごめんなさい。",
      "furigana": "お{話|はな}し{中|ちゅう}、ごめんなさい。",
      "en": "Excuse me for interrupting you.",
      "tatoeba_id": 226510
    },
    {
      "ja": "ごめんなさい、でもよく聞こえないんです。",
      "furigana": "ごめんなさい、でもよく{聞|き}こえないんです。",
      "en": "I'm sorry, but I can't hear you well.",
      "tatoeba_id": 219061
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3e09ce41e32f96aee534b67eb1954732a9caf9e5cc6d8971c874bd2db768910e",
    "meanings": [
      "对不起"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "お話し中、ごめんなさい。",
        "zh": "对不起,打扰你说话了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ごめんなさい、でもよく聞こえないんです。",
        "zh": "对不起,可我听不清楚。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/4a11eb5fb4",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "3596d56ae8a927eea7143415ec4d42b6ddcebbc55154e2cb0d54e900be3dc8c9"
  }
}