Japanese symbol for “subterfuge”
言い逃れ
いいのがれ
Romaji: iinogare
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
In Japanese, subterfuge is 言い逃れ, read いいのがれ (iinogare).
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Meanings
- n evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
Written forms: 言い逃れ、言逃れ、言い逃がれ. Readings: いいのがれ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “subterfuge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逃げ口上 | にげこうじょう nigekoujou | excuse; evasion; dodge |
| 遁辞 | とんじ tonji | excuse; evasive answer; subterfuge |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言う | いう iu | to say; to utter; to declare |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 宣言 | せんげん sengen | declaration; proclamation; announcement |
| 言語 | げんご gengo | language |
| 一言 | ひとこと hitokoto | single word; a few words; brief comment |
| 逃げる | にげる nigeru | to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger) |
| 逃走 | とうそう tousou | flight; desertion; escape |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.