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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

弁べん明めい

benmei

to explain oneself, to justify

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは君きみの行おこないについて弁明べんめいを聞ききたい。

    I shall want an explanation of your behavior.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 君きみは自分じぶんの不始末ふしまつをどう弁明べんめいするのか。

    What account can you give of your misbehavior?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 解決かいけつには時間じかんがかかるという彼かれの弁明べんめいには誰だれも納得なっとくしなかった。

    His explanation that a solution would take time didn’t satisfy anyone.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 弁明

  • 弁speech; distinguishOnベン・ヘンKunかんむり・わきまえる・わける
  • 明bright; lightOnメイ・ミョウ・ミンKunあかり・あかるい・あかるむ

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