Archaic interjection used to call out to someone, similar to modern もしもし or すみません. Not used in contemporary speech.
He called out 'Excuse me! Excuse me!' but no one turned around.
application; entry; subscription; offer; proposal
offer; proposal; request; application
statement; declaration; allegation
complaint; objection; fault · one's say; what one has to say; claim
apply for; make an application; propose (marriage); offer; challenge; lodge (objections); request (interview); subscribe; book; reserve
proposal; offer; request; notice
say; tell; state; express; offer; extend · do (humble auxiliary)
offer; propose; suggest; put forward; request; apply for; report; notify
declare; state formally; plead
heaven-sent child; child granted by prayer · child of an era; product of the times
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
propose; suggest; offer
words; expression; way of saying
proposal; offer; request; application
sumo practice bout between wrestlers of equal rank
declare; announce; pronounce; pass (a sentence); order
excuse me!; hello!
sending word; writing to someone
send word; write to; inform (humble)
message; report; handover note · handing over; transfer
send word; write to; communicate · hand over; transfer; pass on
excuse; explanation; justification; defense
Derived from the humble verb 申す (もうす, 'to say'). The interjection 申し is a shortened form used historically to call out to someone, later evolving into もしもし.