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言いくるめる (いいくるめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
talk someone into something ; deceive with words ; explain away
Used when someone uses clever or persuasive talk to make another person accept something, often against their better judgment. Can range from gentle persuasion to outright verbal trickery.
じ
家か
は
疑ぎ
惑わく
を
言い
いくるめよう
と
し
た
。
The politician tried to explain away the suspicions.
Written forms 言い いくるめる Usage 71%
Standard spelling; the verb part is written in kana to avoid rare kanji.
いいくるめる Usage 26%
言い い 包くる める Usage 3%
Rare kanji spelling using 包; not commonly used.
Similar words 説せっ 得とく する 説得する is neutral 'persuade through reasoning', while 言いくるめる implies a degree of verbal manipulation or trickery.
丸まる め 込こ む 丸め込む also means 'to talk someone into something' but often carries a stronger nuance of coaxing or winning over through persistent talk.
Etymology Compound of 言い (continuative form of 言う 'to say') + くるめる ('to wrap up; to include'). The verb くるめる originally means to wrap something up, and the compound developed the figurative sense of wrapping someone up in words, i.e., talking them into something or deceiving them with words.
