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
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?
More words: Greetings & phrases
こんにちはhello; good afternoonこんばんはgood eveningおはようgood morning (casual)おはようございますgood morning (polite)さようならgoodbyeおやすみなさいgood nightありがとうthank youありがとうございますthank you (polite)どうもthanks; hiごめんなさいI'm sorryいただきますlet's eat (before meals)ごちそうさまでしたthanks for the mealはじめましてnice to meet youどうぞよろしくpleased to meet youおねがいしますplease (requesting)