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