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    3. つじつまを合わせる

    つじつまを合わせる

    つ​じ​つ​ま​を​合あわ​せ​る​

    to make one's story to seem coherent

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab23 strokes

    辻褄を合わせる

    つじつまをあわせる

    Verb

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

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    Characters that make up this word

    合
    あ.う・-あ.う・あ.い・あい-・-あ.い・-あい…(16)
    fit・suit・join・0.1
    Kanji
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    じ
    ji
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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