Vocab Info
N2 Noun
口実excuse, pretext
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
excuse, pretext
All Forms
口実 【こうじつ】
Details
Pitch Accent
こ
う
じ
つ
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体調不良を口実に学校を休む。
To skip school under the pretext of feeling unwell.
彼は会議に遅刻をした口実を探しています。
He is looking for an excuse for being late to the meeting.
好きじゃない人からのデートを断る口実を探さないと!
I need to find an excuse to turn down a date from someone I don't like!
口実を作って仕事を休んだ結果、それがバレて怒られてしまいました。
As a result of making up an excuse to take a day off from work, I got caught and ended up being scolded.
下手な口実をした事がきっかけで浮気をしている事実が妻に明るみになった。
The fact that I was having an affair came to light to my wife due to the poor excuse I made.
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