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わっさいびーん【悪っさいびーん】

wassaibiin

Pronunciation: [wassaibiːŋ̍]

Definition

Expression

  1. (Polite) An expression of apology, of regret. "Sorry", "I'm very sorry", "Please forgive me"

Etymology

Derived from the polite form of the adjective わっさん【悪っさん】 wassan "bad". Cognate to the standard Japanese adjective わるい【悪い】 warui "bad", often used as an expression of apology meaning "my bad" or "sorry".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji悪っさいびーん
Kanaわっさいびーん
Romanizationwassaibiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[wassaibiːŋ̍]

意味:ごめんなさい【御免なさい・ご免なさい】、わるい【悪い】

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悪っさいびーん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, May 6). わっさいびーん【悪っさいびーん】 : wassaibiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/603/wassaibiin/.