失礼

[IBP]

These Kanji words are strange. Does anybody know what the whole thing says?

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Thanks a lot!

 

[SpiceMan]

kore wa shitsurei (失礼)

this is unpolite/rude

失礼 are really common/basic kanji, actually.

 

[gaer]

kore wa shitsurei (失礼)

this is unpolite/rude

失礼 are really common/basic kanji, actually.

失礼ですが[、] at the beginning of a sentence simply means, I'm sorry, excuse me. pardon me, etc.

失礼ですが、あなたと意見が違います。
Literally: pardon my rudeness, your opinion/disagree.
I'm sorry, but I don't agree with you.

(I'm sorry for my rudeness, but there is a disagreement with your opiion.)

Gaer

 

[s_a_n_t_i]

I add...

★目上の人の居る場所に入ったり、退出したりする時に言う挨拶の言葉。
Meueno hitono iru bashoni haittari, taishutsu shitari suru tokini iu aisatsu no kotoba.
In formal language, when you walk in or leave somewhere, you use Shitsurei Shimasu.

 

[gaer]

I add...

★目上の人の居る場所に入ったり、退出したりする時に言う挨拶の言葉。
Meueno hitono iru bashoni haittari, taishutsu shitari suru tokini iu aisatsu no kotoba.
In formal language, when you walk in or leave somewhere, you use Shitsurei Shimasu.

Hmm. That's a bit confusing to me.

言う挨拶の言葉。What is said, words of greeting or salutation (or in this case also what is said when leaving).

目上の人の居る場所に, I'm not sure, but perhaps a superior, someone you wish to show special respect to?

It's clear that you would use this when entering or leaving such a place. But isn't this more a matter of respect than merely formality? I'm asking because there still seem to be many levels of respect, and I don't really understand them. I've been told that even bowing is an art (how low, just low enough, etc.)

Gaer

 

[s_a_n_t_i]

It can be used either in formal language (keigo) or just to simply add a little respect for the other people that are in the room.
「目上の人の居る場所に入ったり、退出したりする時に言う挨拶の言葉」is actually taken from GOO Dictionary, check the second example here

Santi.

 

[gaer]

It can be used either in formal language (keigo) or just to simply add a little respect for the other people that are in the room.
「目上の人の居る場所に入ったり、退出したりする時に言う挨拶の言葉」is actually taken from GOO Dictionary, check the second example here

Santi.

I was just going strictly by the text you quoted. Believe me, I'm not doubting you! But I tend to read Japanese as carefully as possible. I'm not good enough at it to do otherwise. That kind of fluency will be far in the future, if it ever happens.

Gaer