謝しゃ罪ざい

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謝罪する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

A formal apology, often used in official or public contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to apologize'.

〈人ひと〉に謝しゃ罪ざいするto apologize to someone
会かい社しゃは被ひ害がい者しゃに謝しゃ罪ざいした。
The company apologized to the victims.
謝しゃ罪ざいを求もとめるto demand an apology
彼かれらは政せい府ふに正せい式しきな謝しゃ罪ざいを求もとめた。
They demanded a formal apology from the government.
謝しゃ罪ざいを受うけ入いれるto accept an apology
彼かの女じょは最さい終しゅう的てきに彼かれの謝しゃ罪ざいを受うけ入いれた。
She eventually accepted his apology.
謝しゃ罪ざいの言こと葉ばwords of apology
社しゃ長ちょうは謝しゃ罪ざいの言こと葉ばを述のべた。
The president offered words of apology.
正せい式しきに謝しゃ罪ざいするto apologize formally
首しゅ相しょうはミスについて正せい式しきに謝しゃ罪ざいした。
The prime minister formally apologized for the mistake.

お詫わびN2
お詫び is a softer, more everyday word for an apology, while 謝罪 is reserved for formal or official apologies.
陳ちん謝しゃ
陳謝 is an even more formal, often bureaucratic term for stating an apology, whereas 謝罪 is the broader standard word for a formal apology.
謝あやまるN4
謝る is the plain verb 'to apologize' used in everyday speech, while 謝罪 is a noun/suru-verb with a heavier, official tone.
申もうし訳わけN3
謝罪 is a formal, often public act of apologizing, while 申し訳 refers to the personal feeling of regret expressed in polite apology phrases.

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詫わびN1
謝罪 is a formal, often public act of apologizing, while 詫び leans toward a personal, sincere expression of regret.
謝しゃ意い
謝罪 is the standard, widely used word for apologizing, while 謝意 in its apology sense is more formal and mainly appears in official statements.
土ど下げ座ざ
謝罪 is a general apology (spoken or written), while 土下座 specifically refers to the physical act of kneeling and bowing deeply as a form of apology.
詫わびるN2
謝罪する is a stiff, often legal or public term for formally apologizing, whereas 詫びる can be used in ordinary polite speech as well.
懺ざん悔げ
謝罪 focuses on the act of apologizing to someone, while 懺悔 focuses on inwardly confessing and repenting for wrongdoing, sometimes without a specific listener.

謝しゃ礼れい
謝罪 means an apology, but 謝礼 (which shares the kanji 謝) means a monetary gift of thanks, not an apology.

From Middle Chinese 謝罪 (ziaeH dzwojX, 'to apologize for a crime'). The kanji 謝 means 'apologize' and 罪 means 'crime' or 'fault'.