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A5 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

土下座(どげざ)kneeling down on the ground, prostrate oneself

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      kneeling down on the ground, prostrate oneself

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    土下座 【どげざ】

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      謝罪(しゃざい)のために土下座(どげざ)をする。

      Kneeling down on the ground in a prostrating manner to apologize.

        友達(ともだち)喧嘩(けんか)して、土下座(どげざ)(あやま)った。

        After having a fight with a friend, I apologized by prostrating myself.

          失敗(しっぱい)(みと)めるために(おも)()って土下座(どげざ)をした。

          I prostrated myself with determination to admit my mistake.

            日本(にっぽん)文化(ぶんか)では、土下座(どげざ)謝罪(しゃざい)(ぎわ)象徴(しょうちょう)(てき)行為(こうい)だ。

            In Japanese culture, prostrating oneself is a symbolic act of apology.

              上司(じょうし)(たい)して土下座(どげざ)をして(あやま)ったら、そこまでしなくていいと()われた。

              When I apologized by prostrating myself to my boss, I was told it wasn't necessary to go that far.

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