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“To be sorry” in Japanese

Short answer

恐れ入る osoreiru おそれいる

To be sorry in Japanese is “恐れ入る” (osoreiru). Full meaning: to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small; to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful; to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire.

Other ways to say “To be sorry” in Japanese

悔やむ kuyamu to mourn, to lament; to be sorry, to regret, to repent 恐入る osoreiru to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small; to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful; to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire 怖れ入る osoreiru to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small; to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful; to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire 畏れ入る osoreiru to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small; to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful; to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire 恐れいる osoreiru to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small; to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful; to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire 畏れいる osoreiru to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small; to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful; to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire おそれいる osoreiru to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small; to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful; to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire おそれ入る osoreiru to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small; to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful; to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire 悔む kuyamu to mourn, to lament; to be sorry, to regret, to repent くやむ kuyamu to mourn, to lament; to be sorry, to regret, to repent 恐入ッ osorei to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small; to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful; to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire

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