Word Meaning 言開き

いいひらき iihiraki

言開き is read as いいひらき (iihiraki) and means excuse.

Meaning

English

  1. excuse
  2. explanation
  3. justification
  4. vindication

Reading

Kana

いいひらき

Romaji

iihiraki

Writing Variants

  • 言い開き いいひらき iihiraki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 78767 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

言わば

いわば

so to speak

言い方

いいかた

way of saying (something)

言動

げんどう

speech and conduct

言いなり

いいなり

doing as one is told

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言下

げんか

promptly