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N2Vocabulary

言い訳

いいわけ

excuse

Note

This is a set phrase — memorize it as a whole unit rather than analyzing each part. N2 vocabulary — this word appears in formal writing and news articles.

Questions that use this word

N2 1 · N1 9

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N1N1 漢字

    「言い訳する」の意味として最も適切なものはどれか。

    Answer: 自分の行為への弁解をすること

  • N1N1 文法

    その言い訳は、考慮する___ものだ。

    Answer: に足りない

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