失礼
- Word
- 失礼
- Reading
- しつれい
- Level
- N2
- Part of speech
- noun
- Meaning
- discourtesy, rudeness, excuse me
- Example
失礼ですが、お名前は何とおっしゃいますか。 Excuse me, but what is your name?
- Confused with
失敗 (shippai - failure): 失礼 means discourtesy or polite excuse, while 失敗 means failure or mistake.