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
Examples (51 in total)
I'm sorry I made you wait so long.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
I'm sorry, but the answer is no.