Word Meaning 言い訳がましい

いいわけがましい iiwakegamashii

言い訳がましい is read as いいわけがましい (iiwakegamashii) and means seeming like an excuse.

Meaning

English

  1. seeming like an excuse
  2. seeming like a justification
  3. defensive
  4. in an apologetic tone

Reading

Kana

いいわけがましい

Romaji

iiwakegamashii

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 63565 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言い訳

いいわけ

excuse

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

言い争い

いいあらそい

a quarrel

言及

げんきゅう

reference

言い張る

いいはる

to insist

Example Sentences

1

Tom seems to make excuses.