Kanji

偽

偽

falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ギ, カ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いつわる, にせ, いつわり

Common Readings

ギ, いつわ…る, にせ

Example sentences

偽物 にせもの
このブランドバッグは偽物だった。

This brand bag was a fake.

見分ける みわける
プロは本物と偽物をすぐに見分ける。

A professional can immediately distinguish between the real thing and a fake.

偽り いつわり
彼が言ったことは、すべて偽りだった。

Everything he said was a lie.

偽 にせ
このバッグが本物か偽か見分けがつかない

I can't tell if this bag is real or fake.

惑わす まどわす
偽の情報で人心を惑わしてはいけない。

One must not mislead people's hearts with false information.

偽る いつわる
彼は職を得るために年齢を偽った

He falsified his age to get the job.

偽装 ぎそう
彼は事故を偽装して、保険金をだまし取ろうとした。

He tried to fake an accident to defraud the insurance company.

偽者 にせもの
警備員は、記者を装った偽者を会場の入口で止めた。

The security guard stopped the impostor disguised as a reporter at the venue entrance.

真偽 しんぎ
その情報の真偽を確かめる必要がある。

It is necessary to confirm the authenticity of that information.

質す ただす
彼はその報告書の真偽を質した。

He questioned the authenticity of the report.

Example Vocabulary

偽物

にせもの

fake, imitation, counterfeit

偽り

いつわり

lie; falsehood; deception

偽

にせ

fake; counterfeit; imitation

偽る

いつわる

to lie; to deceive; to feign; to falsify

偽装

ぎそう

disguise; camouflage; faking

偽者

にせもの

impostor; fake person; pretender

偽名

ぎめい

真偽

しんぎ

truth or falsehood; authenticity

偽造

ぎぞう

forgery; falsification; counterfeiting

偽善

ぎぜん

hypocrisy

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