嘘も方便

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嘘 方 便
うそ
Hyōgai 		ほう
Grade: 2 		べん
Grade: 4
Alternative spellings
噓も方便 (kyūjitai)
うそも方便

Etymology

Literally “lies, too, are a means”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟so̞ mo̞ ho̞ːbẽ̞ɴ]

Phrase

嘘(うそ)も方(ほう)便(べん) • (uso mo hōben) 

  1. sometimes white lies may be justified; the end justifies the means
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