Meanings

1. interjectionI'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
2. interjectionmay I come in?
3. nounpermission; leave; license
4. noundismissal; discharge
5. nounnot wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoidusu. as 〜はごめんだ

Examples

• 遅れてごめん。

  I'm sorry I'm late.

• 本当にゴメンよ。

  I'm very sorry.

• 待たせてごめん。

  Sorry to have kept you waiting.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 御免

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