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

すみません

N5
sumimasen
  1. sorry
  2. excuse me
expressioninterjection

Also written 済みません

Chinese meanings

对不起;劳驾

Examples

  • すみません、この席せきあいていますか。
    Excuse me, is this seat taken?
    请问这个座位有人吗?
  • すみませんが電でん話わに出でてください。
    Please answer the phone.
    不好意思,请接一下电话。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('feae64eac4'); // すみません
{
  "id": "feae64eac4",
  "word": "すみません",
  "reading": "すみません",
  "romaji": "sumimasen",
  "meanings": [
    "sorry",
    "excuse me"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "exp",
    "int"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1295060,
  "other_forms": [
    "済みません"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "すみません、この席あいていますか。",
      "furigana": "すみません、この{席|せき}あいていますか。",
      "en": "Excuse me, is this seat taken?",
      "tatoeba_id": 214207
    },
    {
      "ja": "すみませんが電話に出てください。",
      "furigana": "すみませんが{電話|でんわ}に{出|で}てください。",
      "en": "Please answer the phone.",
      "tatoeba_id": 214132
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "5c273ed44e3a80b62c824a35f51dc911fa14a5cb3ba44dbd897d4eb44b515290",
    "meanings": [
      "对不起;劳驾"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "すみません、この席あいていますか。",
        "zh": "请问这个座位有人吗?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "すみませんが電話に出てください。",
        "zh": "不好意思,请接一下电话。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/feae64eac4",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "0286d64789e38c6abdb7a93deae601b5698d68a35fca37550292fe502cc54ee0"
  }
}