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JLPT N5 · Greetings & phrases

すみません

excuse me; sorry

Stroke order of すみません

5 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

す · 2 strokesみ · 2 strokesま · 3 strokesせ · 3 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

SUMI-MASEN — 'sue me, ma'am, sen': I'm sorry, excuse me

Parts: Used to apologize, get attention, or thank lightly

The characters in すみません

  • す す — su (2 strokes)
  • み み — mi (2 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • せ せ — se (3 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

すみません、駅はどこですか。

すみません、えきはどこですか。

Excuse me, where is the station?

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