恐れ入る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おそ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
畏れ入る

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「恐れ入る
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
恐れ入る れいる
Imperative (命令形) 恐れ入れ れいれ
Key constructions
Passive 恐れ入られる れいられる
Causative 恐れ入らせる れいらせる
Potential - - -
Volitional 恐れ入ろう れいろー
Negative 恐れ入らない れいらない
Negative perfective 恐れ入らなかった れいらなかった
Formal 恐れ入ります れいります
Perfective 恐れ入った れいった
Conjunctive 恐れ入って れいって
Hypothetical conditional 恐れ入れば れいれば

Verb

(おそ)() (osoreiruintransitive godan (stem (おそ)() (osoreiri), past (おそ)()った (osoreitta))

  1. be sorry (to trouble you)
    手数(てすう)をかけて(おそ)()ります。
    Otesū o kakete osoreirimasu.
    I'm very sorry to trouble you.
    (おそ)()りますが,もう一度繰(いちどく)(かえ)してください。
    Osoreirimasu ga, mō ichido kurikaeshite kudasai.
    I am very sorry, but would you repeat it once more?
  2. be impressed
    (かれ)腕前(うでまえ)には(おそ)()った。
    Kare no udemae ni wa osoreitta.
    I was greatly impressed by his skill.
  3. be surprised, overwhelmed
    拒絶(きょぜつ)するとは(おそ)()った。
    Kyozetsu suru to wa osoreitta.
    I was stunned by his refusal.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN