Word Meaning 辻褄を合わせる

つじつまをあわせる tsujitsuma o awaseru

辻褄を合わせる is read as つじつまをあわせる (tsujitsuma o awaseru) and means to make one's story to seem coherent.

Meaning

English

  1. to make one's story to seem coherent
  2. to adjust one's story to fit the situation

Reading

Kana

つじつまをあわせる

Romaji

tsujitsuma o awaseru

Writing Variants

  • つじつまを合わせる つじつまをあわせる tsujitsumaoawaseru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 153884 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

辻褄が合う

つじつまがあう

to be consistent

辻褄

つじつま

coherence

つじ

street

辻堂

つじどう

wayside shrine

辻説法

つじせっぽう

street preaching

合わせる

あわせる

to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)

間に合わせる

まにあわせる

to get (something) done in time