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言い訳 (いいわけ) — excuse | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

言い訳

いいわけ

N1

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1excuse
2explanation

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言Say, Word7 strokes 訳Translate, Reason, Circumstance11 strokes

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