“To ask leave” in Japanese
Short answer
To ask leave in Japanese is “断る” (kotowaru). Full meaning: to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from).
Other ways to say “To ask leave” in Japanese
斷ッ
kotowa to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
断ッ
kotowa to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
拒る
kotowaru to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
理る
kotowaru to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
斷る
kotowaru to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
斷わる
kotowaru to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
断わる
kotowaru to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
断れる
kotowareru to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
ことわる
kotowaru to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
断われる
kotowareru to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
ことわれる
kotowareru to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
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