うそ
嘘
　
も
ほう
方
べん
便

expression

Proverb.
  1. the end justifies the means, circumstances may justify a lie.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
うそ
嘘
　
も
ほう
方
べん
便
 嘘も方便 うそもほうべん
　
う
　
そ
　
も
ほう
方
べん
便
 うそも方便 うそもほうべん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lie, falsehood
うそ　キョ　コ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
void, emptiness, unpreparedness
キョ　むな.しい　コ (8th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
convenience, facility, excrement
ビン　ベン　たよ.り (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
grow late, night watch, sit up late
さら　コウ　ふ.ける (7th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)