容赦

ようしゃ

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; overlooking

Also:leniency

What does 容赦 mean?

容赦 is a Japanese noun meaning pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; overlooking in English. It can also be translated as leniency depending on context. It is written as 容赦 in kanji, ようしゃ in hiragana, and yousha in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

今言ったことをどうかご容赦ください。

Please accept my apologies for what I said just now.