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Apologize


Radical Combination


Meaning

Apologize

Mnemonic

You thought it would be a good idea to say the body measurements of everyone in your village and now you have to apologize.

When you do a bad thing you should apologize. And saying everyone's private body measurements is definitely something you should not have done. So it's apology time.


Reading

On'yomi

しゃ

Kun'yomi

あやま

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You were told you had to apologize by the village shaman (しゃ). At first you didn't even know why everyone was glaring at you, but the shaman took you aside and explained. And now she's standing behind you with her arms crossed as you apologize to everybody.

"What do we say?" the shaman says, poking you in the back. "Ugh, I'm sorry I told everyone how tiny your socks are, I guess." "And?" "Annnddd I'll never do it again."


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