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弁解 (べんかい, benkai) Japanese meaning: explanation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 弁解する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 弁べん 解かい する 弁べん 解かい しない Polite 弁べん 解かい します 弁べん 解かい しません Past polite 弁べん 解かい しました 弁べん 解かい しませんでした Past 弁べん 解かい した 弁べん 解かい しなかった Te-form 弁べん 解かい して 弁べん 解かい しないで Desire 弁べん 解かい したい 弁べん 解かい したくない Potential 弁べん 解かい できる 弁べん 解かい できない Passive 弁べん 解かい される 弁べん 解かい されない Causative 弁べん 解かい させる 弁べん 解かい させない Causative passive 弁べん 解かい させられる 弁べん 解かい させられない Volitional 弁べん 解かい しよう Polite volitional 弁べん 解かい しましょう Imperative 弁べん 解かい しろ 弁べん 解かい するな Conditional 弁べん 解かい すれば 弁べん 解かい しなければ Tara conditional 弁べん 解かい したら 弁べん 解かい しなかったら
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遅ち 刻こく の 弁べん 解かい を 上じょう 司し に 聞き い て もらっ た 。
I had my boss listen to my excuse for being late.
He tried to justify his actions.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 について 弁べん 解かい する to make an excuse about something
He made an excuse for being late.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 弁べん 解かい する to explain/defend oneself to someone
He tried to justify himself to his boss.
弁べん 解かい の 余よ 地ち がない there is no room for excuse
There's no excuse for this mistake.
Related words· 6 言い訳 is the everyday, often slightly negative word for making excuses, while 弁解 is a bit more formal and can suggest a reasoned defense.
釈明 is a formal clarification or vindication often used in legal or public contexts, whereas 弁解 is broader and used for personal self-justification too.
弁解 is an excuse or justification offered for a fault, whereas 言い分 is simply what a person has to say for themselves, not necessarily excusing wrongdoing.
弁解 is making excuses to justify oneself, while 弁護 is actively speaking or arguing on someone else's behalf, often in court.
Show 2 more 弁解 is nearly identical to 弁明 but leans slightly more toward self-defense against blame, while 弁明 sounds more formal and official.
弁解 refers to defending oneself with an explanation after being accused, while 口実 is the pretext itself, often prepared beforehand.
Don't confuse with 弁解 usually implies making an excuse to avoid blame, while 弁明 is a more neutral, formal statement clarifying or defending one's position.
弁解 means making an excuse or explanation to justify oneself, quite different from 弁舌, which is about eloquence or manner of speech in general.
Written forms 弁べん 解かい Usage 100%
Standard modern spelling.
辯べん 解かい
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji form; not used in modern Japanese.
Etymology Compound of 弁 (explain, distinguish) and 解 (untie, solve, explain). The combination conveys the idea of explaining or unraveling a situation to defend oneself.
