偽
偽
falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery
11 strokesFrequency 1,171JLPT N1Grade 8
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ギカ
Kun
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Dictionary
Common Words
1
cherry tree; cherry blossom
Examples
満開をチョイ過ぎた感はありましたが、それでも、美しい桜を満喫してきました。
They seem a little past their peak, but even so we enjoyed the beautiful cherry blossoms.
2
Word usually written using kana alone; Usu. サクラ; also written as 偽客
fake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat filler
3
Word usually written using kana alone
hired applauder
4
Colloquial
horse meat
1
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
Examples
この本物の宝石とその偽物とを比較してみなさい。
Compare this genuine jewel with that imitation.
1
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun
imitation; fake; phony; counterfeit; forged; bogus; sham
Examples
それは贋の真珠にすぎない。
It is merely an imitation pearl.
2
Prefix
pseudo-
1
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
Examples
彼の言葉には偽りが無い。
He is sincere in what he says.
1
Intransitive verb
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to falsify
Examples
彼は年齢を偽った。
He lied about his age.
2
to deceive; to trick
1
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
Examples
一般人を避けるため、その映画スターは偽名でホテルにチェックインした。
In order to elude the eager public, the movie star checked into the hotel under a false name.
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forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
Examples
その文書は本物でも偽造されたものでもない。
The document is neither genuine nor forged.
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