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失礼

Rude


Meaning

Rude, Rudeness, Impoliteness, Excuse Me

Word Type

noun, な adjective, verbal noun

Explanation

When you do something that's your fault and then you say "thanks" after you do it, that's super-duper rude, wouldn't you say? Imagine doing something like this and then thinking to yourself after... wow, I was really rude. This is also often used to mean excuse me, typically followed by ですが or します. Occasionally, it’s also used just on its own, usually when the speaker holds a higher or equal status to the person being spoken to. This particular usage is more prevalent among older generations and is commonly associated with masculine speech.


Reading

しつれい

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 失礼に思う

    to think something rude

    失礼に当たる

    to be considered rude

    失礼になる

    to be rude

  • 失礼を言う

    to say something rude

    失礼をしでかす

    to go and do something rude

    失礼をする

    to excuse oneself, to be rude

  • 失礼な人

    rude person

    失礼な言い方

    rude way of speaking

    失礼なこと

    rude action

Context Sentences

なんて失礼な男だ。

Such a rude man.

失礼ですが、年はいくつですか?

Excuse me if this is impolite, but how old are you?

では、お先に失礼します。

I'll excuse myself before you then.


Kanji Composition