Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “綺麗事”

綺麗事

きれいごと

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service

Example sentence

The reduced price of luxury goods is just window dressing to make the new consumption tax look better.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

綺

On: き
Kun: あや
Stroke count: 14

・figured cloth

・beautiful

麗

On: れい
Kun: うるわ.しい;うら.らか
Stroke count: 19

・lovely

・beautiful

・graceful

・resplendent

事

On: じ;ず
Kun: こと;つか.う;つか.える
Stroke count: 8

・matter

・thing

・fact

・business

・reason

・possibly