御免

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御 免
ご
Grade: S
めん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
御免 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ごめん [gòméń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞mẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

御(ご)免(めん) or 御免(ゴメン) • (gomen) 

  1. something one wants to have no involvement in
    トラブルはごめんだ。
    Toraburu wa gomen da.
    Keep me out of your troubles.

Interjection

御(ご)免(めん) or 御免(ゴメン) • (gomen) 

  1. (informal) Clipping of 御免なさい (gomennasai, “I'm sorry”).

Usage notes

  • Often followed by the particle ね (ne), i.e.
    ごめんね! ― gomen ne ! ― I'm sorry!
  • This is an example of a word that can be spelled with katakana to convey an informal conversational tone, as ゴメン.

Derived terms

  • 切捨御免(きりすてごめん) (kirisute gomen)
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