Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “言い訳”

言い訳

いいわけ

excuse

Example sentence

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

言
On
げん;ごん
Kun
い.う;こと
Stroke count
7

・say

・word

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
訳
On
やく
Kun
わけ
Stroke count
11

・translate

・reason

・circumstance

・case

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Related words to 言い訳

4 related words

言い訳

いいわけ

→

explanation

言い訳がましい

いいわけがましい

→

seeming like an excuse;seeming like a justification;defensive;in an apologetic tone

言い訳が立たない

いいわけがたたない

→

admitting no excuse

言い訳が立つ

いいわけがたつ

→

to have an excuse