失礼
しつれい · shitsurei
Discourtesy, impoliteness
- excuse me, goodbye
- to leave
- to be rude
Other ways to say “discourtesy” in Japanese →
falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
会議中にスマホを見るなんて、失礼極まりない。
かいぎちゅうにすまほをみるなんて、しつれいきわまりない。
Looking at your phone during a meeting is extremely rude.
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What does 失礼 mean?
Discourtesy, impoliteness. It can also mean: excuse me, goodbye; to leave; to be rude.
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しつれい (shitsurei). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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