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    3. 言い訳

    言い訳

    言いい​訳わけ

    excuse

    N1KMT7News #15+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    言い分け言いわけ言訳言分け

    いいわけ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    excuse
    2.
    explanation

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    遅ち刻こくの言いい訳わけをしました。

    I made an excuse for being late.

    KMT4Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    上じょう司しに言いい訳わけをするのはやめなさい。

    Stop making excuses to your boss.

    KMT6Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれはいつも言いい訳わけばかりしている。

    He's always making excuses.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは言いい訳わけをすることで、自じ分ぶんの不ふ安あんを隠かくそうとした。

    She tried to hide her anxiety by making excuses.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    どんな言いい訳わけも、彼かれの失しっ敗ぱいを正せい当とう化かすることはできない。

    No excuse can justify his failure.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    訳
    わけ…(1)
    translate・reason・circumstance・case
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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