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言い逃れ (いいのがれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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せつ
明めい
は
言い
い
逃のが
れ
に
過す
ぎ
ない
。
His explanation is nothing but an evasion.
Please answer honestly without making excuses.
Written forms 言い い 逃のが れ Usage 90%
Standard spelling with okurigana; common in news and everyday writing.
いいのがれ Usage 9%
言い い 逃の がれ Usage 1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; the extra が is non-standard and rarely used.
言いい 逃のが れ
Less common variant without the first okurigana い; still seen but less frequent.
Etymology Compound of 言い (the continuative form of 言う 'to say') and 逃れ (the continuative form of 逃れる 'to escape, evade'), literally 'saying to escape'. The meaning of verbal evasion developed naturally from these components.