Word Meaning 言いくるめる

いいくるめる iikurumeru

言いくるめる is read as いいくるめる (iikurumeru) and means to deceive (with words).

Meaning

English

  1. to deceive (with words)
  2. to cajole
  3. to talk into
  4. to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence)
  5. to argue away
  6. to wheedle

Reading

Kana

いいくるめる

Romaji

iikurumeru

Writing Variants

  • 言い包める いいくるめる iikurumeru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 80719 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言い切る

いいきる

to declare

言い換える

いいかえる

to say in other words

言い過ぎる

いいすぎる

to talk or say too much

言い張る

いいはる

to insist

言付ける

ことづける

to use as an excuse

言い改める

いいあらためる

to correct oneself

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