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御免
ご免
Readings

gomen

gomen
English
Interjection (kandoushi)
See also: ごめんなさい
Usually written using kana alone
I'm sorry, my apologies, excuse me, pardon me

See also: ごめんください・1
may I come in?

Noun (futsuumeishi)
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
permission, leave, license

dismissal, discharge
usu. as 〜はごめんだ
not wanting, objecting to, being fed up with, wishing to avoid

定義
許可の尊敬語。
免職、免官の尊敬語。
赦免、容赦の尊敬語。
何かを拒否すること。いやなこと。
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Kanjis
ON: ギョ, ゴ
KUN: おん-, お-, み-
honorable, manipulate, govern Stroke: 12 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-3-9 FC: 2722.2

ON: メン
KUN: まぬか.れる, まぬが.れる
excuse, dismissal Stroke: 8 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-2-6 FC: 2741.1

Phrases
待たせてごめん。
Parts: 待たせる (またせる) ご免 (ごめん)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
I'm sorry I kept you waiting.
I'm sorry that I kept you waiting.

自分の手を汚すようなことだけはごめんだ。
Parts: 自分 (じぶん) 手を汚す (てをよごす) 様な (ような) (こと) (だけ) ご免 (ごめん)
I don't want to get my hands dirty.