N12891/3019

おそ

rarely used kanji formgodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small
  • to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful
  • to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire
  • to be dumbfounded, to be confounded, to be stunned, to be fed up (with), to be defeated, to be beaten

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Example sentences

おそりますが、少々しょうしょうちいただけますか。

I beg your pardon, but could you please wait a moment?

そこまでご親切しんせつにしていただき、おそります

I am truly grateful that you have been so kind to me.

彼女かのじょ記憶力きおくりょくさにはおそった

I was utterly amazed by her excellent memory.

おそりますが、お名前なまえをもう一度いちどおっしゃっていただけますか。

I am sorry to trouble you, but could you please say your name once more?

あの老人ろうじん技術ぎじゅつたくみさには、まったくおそほかなかった。

Faced with that old man's masterful skill, one could only be left utterly dumbfounded.