申し訳

もうしわけ

apology, excuse

What does 申し訳 mean?

申し訳 is a Japanese noun meaning apology, excuse in English. It is written as 申し訳 in kanji, もうしわけ in hiragana, and moushiwake in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

援助を申し出た人は他に誰もいなかった。

Nobody else offered to help.