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VocabJLPT N2

forgiveness

Noun

Definitions

1. pardon
2. forgiveness

This noun means forgiveness or permission, referring to the act of pardoning someone or granting approval for something. It is used when someone is asking to be excused for a wrongdoing or seeking consent to do something.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Her "I forgive you" was somehow unsettling.

Sentence 2

I forgot my key and yelled, "Just let me off this once!"

Sentence 3

Right then and there, the boss declared, "I will not let this slide!"

Sentence 4

Asking for forgiveness with that attitude is only going to backfire, isn't it?

Sentence 5

She said quietly, "Forgiveness isn't the same as forgetting."