Meaning of 方便 in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

Definition of 方便

ほうべん(houben) 【方便】

たずき(tazuki) · たづき(tazuki) · たつき(tatsuki) · たどき(tadoki) 【方便 ·活計】

うそもほうべん(usomohouben) 【嘘も方便 ·うそも方便】

(exp) the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
諺にある通り、「嘘も方便だ」
As the proverb goes, "The end justifies the means."

ごほうべん(gohouben) 【御方便 ·ご方便】

嘘うそも方便。

The end justifies the means.

The big promotion of that company's stock was just a cover-up to hide their impending bankruptcy.