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藉口 (しゃこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
pretense ; pretence ; feigning
Refers to pretending or feigning something, often used in the pattern 〜をしゃこうする. The kanji spelling 藉口 is very rare; the word is normally written in kana.
しゃこ
う
の
態たい
度ど
で
は
、
本ほん
当とう
の
信しん
頼らい
は
得え
られ
ない
。
With a pretense attitude, you cannot gain real trust.
Similar words ふり ふり is a more common and casual way to say 'pretending', often used as a suffix (e.g., 知らないふりをする). しゃこう is more formal and literary.
偽ぎ 装そう 偽装 means 'disguise' or 'camouflage', often for physical objects or systematic deception, while しゃこう is specifically about pretending a state or condition.
Etymology The word is of Chinese origin (Sino-Japanese). The kanji 藉 means 'to rely on' or 'to pretend', and 口 means 'mouth' or 'words', together suggesting 'using words to pretend'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
