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言い訳 (いいわけ): Excuse — Japanese vocabulary

言い訳 is read いいわけ and means "Excuse". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

言い訳

Reading
いいわけ · iiwake
Translation
Excuse
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
いいわけが

Example

ちょっと言い訳させてください。

ちょっといいわけさせてください。

Let me say a few words by way of apology.

Kanji in this word

  • 言 — say, word
  • 訳 — translate, reason

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