恐れ入る
osoreiru
to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small
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  1. 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; to be dumbfounded, to be confounded, to be stunned, to be fed up (with), to be defeated, to be beaten
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Kanji Breakdown
Fear, Dread, Awe
On: きょう Kun: おそ.れる,おそ.る,おそ.ろしい,こわ.い,こわ.がる
10 strokes N3
Enter, Insert
On: にゅう,じゅ Kun: い.る,-い.る,-い.り,い.れる,-い.れ,はい.る
2 strokes N5
How to Use This Word
Ru-verb (一段動詞)
Pattern
恐れ入る → 恐れ入ます → 恐れ入て → 恐れ入た

💡 Remove る and add ます (polite), て-form, or た (past).

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毎朝恐れ入るのが好きです。
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