Vocabulary

What does 弁解 (べんかい, benkai) mean?

弁解 (べんかい, benkai) means excuse, justification.

Quick facts
Readingべんかい
Romajibenkai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
べんかい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbenkai

excuse, justification

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification

Example sentences

  • He made excuses for being late.

  • There is no need to make any more excuses.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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