Dictionary / Vocabulary / 口実
口実
こうじつ
excuse; pretext
JLPT N2 common word
Meaning
n
excuse; pretext
Example sentences
病気を口実にして彼は来なかった。
He did not come on the pretext of sickness.
彼女は自分に不利になるような口実を彼に与えた。
She gave him a handle against her.
彼は遅刻の口実をこしらえた。
He invented an excuse for being late.