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💬Communication & Speech

言い訳いいわけ

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excuse, explanation

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Example sentence

彼は言い訳がうまい。

He is clever at making excuses.

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Kanji in 言い訳

case, circumstance, reason, translate

Sentences with 言い訳

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
言う	N5	いう	いうto say
言葉	N5	ことば	ことばlanguage; word(s); expression(s)
訳	N4	わけ	わけreason; explanation
翻訳	N4	ほんやく	ほんやくtranslation
訳	N3	やく	やくtranslation
申し訳	N3	もうしわけ	もうしわけapology, excuse
言語	N3	げんご	げんごlanguage
一言	N3	ひとこと	ひとことone word

More Communication & Speech words

Word	Reading	Meaning
強いて	しいて	しいてby force; if I must (e.g. 強いて言えば = if I had to say)
提供	ていきょう	ていきょうoffer, program sponsoring
コメント	コメント	コメントcomment
掲載	けいさい	けいさいappearance (e.g., article in paper)
報道	ほうどう	ほうどうcoverage, report
発言	はつげん	はつげんutterance, speech, proposal
指摘	してき	してきpointing out, identification
交渉	こうしょう	こうしょうnegotiation

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