Word Meaning 理屈をつける

りくつをつける rikutsuotsukeru

理屈をつける is read as りくつをつける (rikutsuotsukeru) and means to find an excuse.

Meaning

English

  1. to find an excuse
  2. to rationalize
  3. to find a pretext

Reading

Kana

りくつをつける

Romaji

rikutsuotsukeru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 105803 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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理屈

りくつ

theory

理屈に合う

りくつにあう

to be reasonable

理屈屋

りくつや

quibbler

理屈っぽい

りくつっぽい

argumentative

小理屈

こりくつ

quibble

似非理屈

えせりくつ

sophistry

へ理屈

へりくつ

sophism

屁理屈屋

へりくつや

sophist

理系

りけい

science

理不尽

りふじん

unreasonable

理想主義

りそうしゅぎ

idealism