口実|こうじつkoujitsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounexcuse; pretext
   彼女かのじょは自分じぶんに不利ふりになるような口実こうじつを彼かれに与あたえた。↗

   She gave him a handle against her.

• Synonym言い訳いいわけNeutralFor explaining away a mistake or fault, stressing that you are clearing yourself; 「口実」 is the reason you offer to dodge something.
• Synonym弁解べんかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for defending or justifying yourself; 「口実」 is a pretext for dodging something.
• Synonym託言たくげんWrittenA written word for a pretext; it can also mean an oral message. In ordinary speech, say 「口実」.
• SynonymかこつけCasualColloquial; taking something as a pretext, typically in the pattern 「〜にかこつけて」.
• SynonymエクスキューズCasualA colloquial loanword for excuse, used only occasionally; 「口実」 is more common.
• Related辞柄じへいWrittenA rare written word for a pretext; 「口実」 is the usual choice.

Use 「口実」 for an excuse or pretext for doing or not doing something, as in 「口実を作る」. For explaining away a fault, use 「言い訳」; for a formal defense, 「弁解」; to use something as a pretext, 「かこつける」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 言い掛いいがかりや責任せきにん逃のがれ、弁解べんかいのための理屈りくつ。
2. いいぐさ、よく口くちにする言葉ことば。