Vocabulary

What does 言い訳 (いいわけ, iiwake) mean?

言い訳 (いいわけ, iiwake) means excuse, justification.

Quick facts
Reading	いいわけ
Romaji	iiwake
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

言い訳いいわけ

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommoniiwake

excuse, justification

Example sentences

遅刻(ちこく)の言(い)い訳(わけ)ばかり考(かんが)えるな。
Stop coming up with excuses for being late all the time.
彼(かれ)は失敗(しっぱい)の言(い)い訳(わけ)をしなかった。
He didn't make excuses for his failure.