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- Reading and JLPT level
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弁解, 辯解 JLPT 1
- Kana Reading
- べんかい
- Romaji
- benkai
- Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
- Meaning
- justification; rationalization; pretext; explanation; exculpation; defence; defense; excuse
- Example sentence
- 弁解しても無駄だ。 It is no use excusing yourself.
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Examples of 弁解, 辯解, べんかい in a sentence
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It is no use excusing yourself.
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It's no use pleading because they'll never give in.
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Their excuses cut no ice with her.
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He excused himself for his bad behavior.
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He did not accept my apologies.
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He gave me an explanation for his mistake.
Kanji in this word
5 strokes
valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
Learn more13 strokes
unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
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