Meaning of 言い訳 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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言い訳, 言訳, 言い分け, 言分けJLPT 1
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Kana Readingいいわけ
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Romajiiiwake
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- excuse
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- explanation
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Example Sentences
言い訳, 言訳, 言い分け, 言分け, いいわけ used in context
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I concocted an excuse for missing the party.
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Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
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She made an excuse for being late.
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She excused herself for coming late.
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She pretended illness as an excuse.
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Her excuse added up to nothing.
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Kanji found in this word
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
On: ブン, フン, ブ
Kun: わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ
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