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Where does “謝る” come from?

謝る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 誤る — to make a mistake, to err; to become in a bad...

謝る (Japanese): to seek forgiveness for a mistake; to apologize

Definitions

  1. to seek forgiveness for a mistake; to apologize

Ancestry of “謝る”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese誤るto make a mistake, to err; to become in a bad...
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