Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 言い訳(いいわけ) in Japanese

言い訳, 言訳, 言い分け, 言分け
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
いいわけ
Romaji
iiwake
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    excuse
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    explanation

Examples of 言い訳, 言訳, 言い分け, 言分け, いいわけ in a sentence



Related Kanji

JLPT 1

11 strokes

translate, reason, circumstance, case

On'Yomi: ヤク

Kun'Yomi: わけ

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JLPT 5

7 strokes

say

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

On'Yomi: ブン, フン, ブ

Kun'Yomi: わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ

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