ごめん
Meanings
Interjection
Usually written in kana
1. I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
2. may I come in?
Noun
Honorific
Usually written in kana
3. permission; leave; license
4. dismissal; discharge
5. not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid
usu. as 〜はごめんだ
Pitch accent
めん
Top 600
Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
I beg your pardon
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
have a pass to; have access to
a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)
I'm good, thanks; I'll stay out of this one
being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government
Examples (54 in total)
I'm sorry about yesterday.
I'm sorry I made you wait so long.
I said sorry, didn't I?