失礼 (しつれい, shitsurei) Japanese meaning: rudeness | Kotomora

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

失礼する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	失しつ礼れいする	失しつ礼れいしない
Polite	失しつ礼れいします	失しつ礼れいしません
Past polite	失しつ礼れいしました	失しつ礼れいしませんでした
Past	失しつ礼れいした	失しつ礼れいしなかった
Te-form	失しつ礼れいして	失しつ礼れいしないで
Desire	失しつ礼れいしたい	失しつ礼れいしたくない
Potential	失しつ礼れいできる	失しつ礼れいできない
Passive	失しつ礼れいされる	失しつ礼れいされない
Causative	失しつ礼れいさせる	失しつ礼れいさせない
Causative passive	失しつ礼れいさせられる	失しつ礼れいさせられない
Volitional	失しつ礼れいしよう
Polite volitional	失しつ礼れいしましょう
Imperative	失しつ礼れいしろ	失しつ礼れいするな
Conditional	失しつ礼れいすれば	失しつ礼れいしなければ
Tara conditional	失しつ礼れいしたら	失しつ礼れいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, na-adjective

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy

Refers to behavior that lacks proper manners or respect. Can be used as a noun, na-adjective, or suru-verb (失礼する/失礼な). Often used in apologies or self-deprecation.

Kanji

失lose, error, fault
礼salute, bow, ceremony

Transitive / intransitive

失礼 is used both intransitively, as in 会議中に失礼した (I excused myself during the meeting), and transitively with a place or person as object, as in 部屋を失礼する (to leave the room, lit. 'excuse the room').

Related words

無ぶ礼れいN1sense 1
無礼 is a stronger, more direct word for rudeness or insolence, often implying intentional disrespect, while 失礼 can be milder and is also used in set phrases for excusing oneself.
失しっ敬けいN1sense 1
失敬 is an old-fashioned, mainly male-speaker synonym for 失礼, used both to mean rudeness and as a casual way to say 'excuse me' or 'goodbye'.
不ぶ作さ法ほうN2sense 1
不作法 focuses on a lack of proper manners or etiquette in behavior, whereas 失礼 is broader and also functions as a polite apology phrase.
非ひ礼れい
失礼 is the everyday, versatile word for a minor breach of manners (and doubles as an apology phrase), while 非礼 is a more formal, written-style term for a lapse in proper etiquette.
無ぶ遠えん慮りょN1
失礼 focuses on a breach of etiquette or politeness, while 無遠慮 highlights a lack of restraint or consideration that often comes across as bold or pushy.

Opposites

礼れい儀ぎN3sense 1
礼儀 means proper manners or etiquette, the opposite of the discourteous behavior described by 失礼.

Word family

失しつ礼れい千せん万ばん
extremely rude; terribly impolite
失しつ礼れい至し極ごく
extremely rude; most impolite
失しつ礼れいながら
with all due respect; if I may be so bold

Written forms

失礼Usage99%
- しつれい
  Standard kanji form; high priority.
- しちらい
  out-dated reading
- しつらい
  out-dated reading

Etymology

From 失 (loss, failure) + 礼 (manners, etiquette), literally 'loss of manners'. The historical derivation is straightforward; the word has been used in Japanese for centuries to denote a breach of etiquette.

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