He is an honest person who cannot tell a lie.
嘘
lie, falsehood
Kanji
Grade
Secondary School
Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
口部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
キョ, コ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
うそ, ふく
Example sentences
You must not tell lies.
Telling lies is not a good thing.
Not a single person noticed that he was lying.
Since he is a liar, no one believes what he says.
He is a truly hopeless liar.
As if yesterday's rain was a lie, today is perfectly clear.
He ended up lying to his friend.
His explanation contained no falsehood.
After hearing his boast, I laughed and blurted out, ‘Yeah, right!’
Example Vocabulary
嘘
lie; falsehood; mistake
嘘をつく
to tell a lie
嘘つき
liar
嘘のよう
like a lie; unbelievable; as if it never happened
嘘を吐く
to tell a lie; to lie
嘘偽り
falsehood; lie; deception
嘘つけ
Yeah, right!; don’t lie!; nonsense!
大嘘
big lie; blatant lie; whopper
嘘くさい
嘘っぱち
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