Word Meaning 言い包める

いいくるめる iikurumeru

言い包める 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

  • 言いくるめる いいくるめる iikurumeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 82214 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言い換える

いいかえる

to say in other words

言改める

いいあらためる

to correct oneself

言過ぎる

いいすぎる

to talk or say too much

言い切る

いいきる

to declare

言い張る

いいはる

to insist

言付ける

ことづける

to use as an excuse

言い換え

いいかえ

putting in other words

言語島

げんごとう

language island

言語学的実在論

げんごがくてきじつざいろん

linguistic realism