謝る (ayamaru) means “apologize” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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間違えたので、先生に謝ります。ma chiga e ta no de sen sei ni ayama ri ma su

I apologize to my teacher because I made a mistake.

失礼なことを言ったので、相手に謝りました。shitsu rei na ko to o i tta no de ai te ni ayama ri ma shi ta

I apologized to the other person because I said something rude.

It marks a person's recognition of fault and directs an expression of regret to someone affected by it.

詫びるwabiru: To express regret for a fault or offense in a polite way.
謝罪するshazaisuru: To formally state regret for a fault or offense.

自分の非や失礼を認め、相手にわびる。ji bun no hi ya shitsu rei o mito me ai te ni wa bi ru

The native Japanese verb 謝る (ayamaru, "to apologize") has the noun form 謝り (ayamari, "an apology"), formed from its verb stem.

The verb 謝る (ayamaru) commonly takes に (ni) for the person being apologized to, as in 店員に謝る (ten'in ni ayamaru).