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Gomen nasai (ごめんなさい, "I am sorry") is an informal Japanese-language apology, less polite than the standard "sumimasen". It can also be shortened to gomen ne ( ごめんね ) or gomen ( ごめん ) .
The Japanese word お辞儀 (ojigi) was derived from the homophone お時宜, which originally meant "the opportune timing to do something". It did not start to denote specifically the act of bowing in the contemporary sense until late Edo period (1603–1868), when samurai bowing etiquette had spread to the common populace.
I'm sorry, excuse me, thanks suman (H-L-L) in casual speech; also kan'nin (堪 忍, L-L-H-L) for informal apology instead of standard kanben Erai sunmahen. = "I'm so sorry." taku: H-H niru: to boil, to simmer in standard Japanese, taku is used only for cooking rice; also used in other western Japan Daikon yō taketa. = "The daikon was boiled well."
How to stop over-apologizing—and what to say instead.
Dogeza (土下座) is an element of traditional Japanese etiquette which involves kneeling directly on the ground and bowing to prostrate oneself while touching one's head to the floor. [1] [2] [3] It is used to show deference to a person of higher status, as a deep apology or to express the desire for a favor from said person.
Some in the Japanese government have expressed exasperation at what level of apology is enough. During an impending visit in 1990 to Japan by South Korean president Roh Tae Woo Japanese cabinet secretary Ozawa Ichiro reportedly said, "it is because we have reflected on the past that we cooperate with [South] Korea economically.
Japanese uses honorific constructions to show or emphasize social rank, social intimacy or similarity in rank. The choice of pronoun used, for example, will express the social relationship between the person speaking and the person being referred to, and Japanese often avoids pronouns entirely in favor of more explicit titles or kinship terms.
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