Word Meaning 言做す

いいなす iinasu

言做す is read as いいなす (iinasu) and means to speak as though something were actually the case.

Meaning

English

  1. to speak as though something were actually the case
  2. to smooth over
  3. to give the impression that
  4. to make it sound that

Reading

Kana

いいなす

Romaji

iinasu

Writing Variants

  • 言いなす いいなす iinasu
  • 言い做す いいなす iinasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 144059 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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言い表す

いいあらわす

to confess

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言い返す

いいかえす

to say over

言い渡す

いいわたす

to announce

言い残す

いいのこす

to leave (something) unsaid

言語

げんご

language

言う

いう

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

言葉

けとば

language

言質

げんち

commitment

げん

word

言わば

いわば

so to speak

言論

げんろん

(one's) speech