Word Meaning 言い訳

いいわけ iiwake

言い訳 is read as いいわけ (iiwake) and means excuse.

Meaning

English

  1. excuse
  2. explanation

Reading

Kana

いいわけ

Romaji

iiwake

Writing Variants

  • 言いわけ いいわけ iiwake
  • 言い分け いいわけ iiwake
  • 言分け いいわけ iiwake
  • 言訳 いいわけ iiwake

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 人のせいにする,ばれる,そんなつもりはなかった Rank 3943 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言訳がたつ

いいわけがたつ

to have an excuse

翻訳先言語

ほんやくさきげんご

language being translated to

翻訳元言語

ほんやくもとげんご

language being translated from

言葉遣い

ことばづかい

speech

言及

げんきゅう

reference

言い張る

いいはる

to insist

言語障害

げんごしょうがい

speech impediment

言語結合

げんごけつごう

language binding

言挙げ

ことあげ

declaration

Example Sentences

10

いいわけをきくつもりはありません。

I have no intention of listening to your excuses.

He began to make excuses.

Don't just keep making excuses.

Tom began to make excuses.

Don't just keep making excuses.

There is no use trying to excuse yourself.

He is ready with excuses.

For heavens sake, stop your pathetic excuses!

You always have an excuse.

Don't excuse what you have done.