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失礼します

しつれいします

pardon me, excuse me (e.g. when leaving)

Mnemonic

失 to lose and 礼 the bow you make at an altar. The shih tzu, Ray, drops the manners and goes out past your legs ahead of everybody. You are admitting the same, usually on your way out: しつれいします.

Built from

lose
A hand with something slipping out of it.
courtesy, bow
礻 an altar on the left, and the bow you make in front of it.

Words sharing these kanji

to lose, to miss failure, blunder gratitude

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