- 1. [int] I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me (uk)
- 2. [int] may I come in? (uk)
- 3. [n] permission; leave; license (uk, hon)
- 4. [n] dismissal; discharge (uk, hon)
- 5. [n] not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid — usu. as 〜はごめんだ (uk)
Kanji in this word
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御
honorable, manipulate, governOn: ギョ (gyo)、 ゴ (go)Kun: おん- (on-)、 お- (o-)、 み- (mi-)
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免
excuse, dismissalOn: メン (men)Kun: まぬか.れる (manuka.reru)、 まぬが.れる (manuga.reru)
Example Sentences
待たせてごめん。
mata setegomen .
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
自分の手を汚すようなことだけはごめんだ。
jibun no te wo yogosu younakotodakehagomenda .
I don't want to get my hands dirty.