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言い繕う【いいつくろう】

Frequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.

Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

Forms

言い繕う【いいつくろう】Frequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.
言いつくろう【いいつくろう】Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
言繕う【いいつくろう】
いいつくろう

言い繕う【いいつくろう】

Frequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.

Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

Forms

言い繕う【いいつくろう】Frequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.
言いつくろう【いいつくろう】Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
言繕う【いいつくろう】
いいつくろう

言

N42

意say; word

訓い.う、こと

音ゲン、ゴン

名とき

繕

N1常用

意darning; repair; mend; trim; tidy up; adjust

訓つくろ.う

音ゼン