Word Meaning 言いがかり

いいがかり iigakari

言いがかり is read as いいがかり (iigakari) and means statement that cannot be retracted.

Meaning

English

  1. statement that cannot be retracted
  2. saying something one cannot take back
  3. false accusation
  4. trumped up-charge
  5. pretext
  6. picking a quarrel

Reading

Kana

いいがかり

Romaji

iigakari

Writing Variants

  • 言い掛かり いいがかり iigakari
  • 言い掛り いいがかり iigakari
  • 言掛かり いいがかり iigakari
  • 言掛り いいがかり iigakari

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 19042 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言いなり

いいなり

doing as one is told

言語

げんご

language

言う

いう

to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")

言質

げんち

commitment

げん

word

言わば

いわば

so to speak

言い方

いいかた

way of saying (something)

言動

げんどう

speech and conduct

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言下

げんか

promptly

言明

げんめい

declaration