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RTK / HeisigFrame #1339

apologize

Lv 17

Strokes: 17

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Grade 5

Meanings

apologize RTK

Community Mnemonic

444 votes

In the Wild West it's shoot first, apologize later, but in Japan the words come first - so polite!

Source: Kanji Koohii community

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