Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

()(わけ)excuse, explanation

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      excuse

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      explanation

    All Forms

    言い訳 【いいわけ】言いわけ 【いいわけ】言訳 【いいわけ】言い分け 【いいわけ】言分け 【いいわけ】

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    Examples

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      遅刻(ちこく)()(わけ)(かんが)える。

      To think of an excuse for being late. {excuse, explanation}

      • N2

      ()(わけ)をしないで(あやま)りましょう。

      Let's apologize without making excuses. {excuse, explanation}

      • N2

      失敗(しっぱい)()(わけ)誤魔化(ごまか)さないで(くだ)さい。

      Please do not cover up your failures with excuses. {excuse, explanation}

      • N2

      後輩(こうはい)自分(じぶん)()(みと)めず、お()けに下手(へた)()(わけ)までした。

      My junior did not admit his own fault and even made a poor excuse to add insult to injury. {excuse, explanation}

      • N2

      先生(せんせい)からすると、失敗(しっぱい)()(わけ)でごまかす生徒(せいと)印象(いんしょう)はとても(わる)い。

      From the teacher's perspective, the impression of a student who covers up their failures with excuses is very bad. {excuse, explanation}

      • N2
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