言い訳 (いいわけ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

言い訳 (いいわけ) means excuse / explanation.

See example sentences below.

言い訳 at a glance

言い訳

いいわけiiwake

N1noun

excuse / explanation

言い訳いいわけiiwakeN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

excuse / explanation

Example 1

遅刻の言い訳をした。

Translation

He gave an excuse for being late.

Example 2

言い訳ばかりで反省していない。

Translation

He just makes excuses and doesn’t reflect.