Japanese edit

Alternative spellings
言い張る
言張る (dated)

Etymology edit

From () (ii, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (iu)) + () (haru).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

いいはる (iiharuいひはる (ififaru)?godan (stem いいはり (iihari), past いいはった (iihatta))

  1. to insist; to stick to one's guns

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN