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謝

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 982 / 2,608

Apologize

On’yomi
しゃ
Kun’yomi
あやま
Radical
言 Speech (Kangxi 149)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 群 (Flock), less common than 廃 (Obsolete).

You say (言) something about a body (身) and its measurement (寸) — measuring your words carefully about someone's body is how you apologize without offending.

In words

謝る あやまる to apologizeN4
謝絶 しゃぜつ refusalN1
感謝 かんしゃ thanks,gratitudeN3

謝 is rank 982 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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