単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Compound verbs#11,430 most used

恐れ入る

おそれいる2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to be sorry

ITS KANJI

HOW IT SOUNDS

Polite · Humble

IN A SENTENCE

Sorry to have to ask this, but could you please wait here for a little while.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

I am very sorry, but would you repeat it once more?

from Tatoeba · atitarev

MEANINGS

1

to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to feel small

godan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be thankful

godan verb · intransitive

3

to be amazed; to be greatly impressed; to admire

godan verb · intransitive

4

to be dumbfounded; to be confounded; to be stunned; to be fed up (with); to be defeated; to be beaten

godan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind複合動詞, compound verbs

Frequency#11,430 most used

Written恐れ入る only

Can be asked asRead, Listen

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium