Word details

偽善

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 偽善.

Dictionary

Entry

偽善ぜんNoun~の Adj.Freq #19639
1

hypocrisy

Examples
偽善とは悪徳が徳に対して払う忠順の誓いである。
Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery

11 strokesFrequency 1,171JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

いつわ.るにせいつわ.り

virtuous, good, goodness

12 strokesFrequency 765JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ゼン

Kun

よ.いい.いよ.くよし.とする

Nanori

たるよし

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