申し訳 (もうしわけ)apology; excuse

apology; excusenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 申し訳

申請しんせいapplication; request
答申とうしんreport; reply
申し込みもうしこみapplication; entry
申告しんこくreport; return (e.g. tax)
申し入れもうしいれproposal; offer
申し立てもうしたてstatement; account (of something)
申し出もうしでproposal; request
上申じょうしんreport to a superior
翻訳ほんやくtranslation
内訳うちわけitemization (of expenses); the items
通訳つうやくinterpretation (i.e. oral translation)
言い訳いいわけexcuse
訳者やくしゃtranslator
英訳えいやくEnglish translation
訳わけconclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason
点訳てんやくtranslating into Braille

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