偽

falsehood

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingギ、カ

Kun readingいつわ.る、にせ、いつわ.り

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

falsehoodRtK
彼は警察に偽りの名前と住所を告げた。He gave the police a false name and address.tatoeba
彼は警察に偽りの申し立てをした。He made a false statement to the police.tatoeba
lie
彼は年齢を偽った。He lied about his age.tatoeba
deceive
pretend
counterfeit
週末に偽札が市場にあふれた。The counterfeit bills flooded the market over the weekend.tatoeba
forgery
貨幣偽造があれば、その国の法に照らし罰する。Forgery of currency should be punished based on the law of the country.wiki
銭札には偽造防止のため神代文字が描かれている。Ancient Japanese Characters were written on zenisatsu to prevent forgery.wiki

imitation
fake
phony
forged

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical人person 亻variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · do · so · strange building · tail feathers

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2068

Compound words

偽造ぎぞう

forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification

偽るいつわる

to lie; to pretend; to feign; to falsify; to deceive

偽証ぎしょう

false evidence; perjury; false testimony

虚偽きょぎ

falsehood; untruth; lie; misinformation; fallacy

真偽しんぎ

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

偽物にせもの

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

偽装ぎそう

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

偽りいつわり

偽悪ぎあく

pretense of evil

偽印ぎいん

偽金にせがね

counterfeit money

falsified history

偽首にせくび

falsified severed head

偽称ぎしょう

assuming a false name

偽製ぎせい

偽誓ぎせい

偽善ぎぜん

偽筆ぎひつ

forged handwriting

偽り者いつわりもの

偽手紙にせてがみ

偽証罪ぎしょうざい

crime of perjury

偽善者ぎぜんしゃ

偽造罪ぎぞうざい

偽妊娠ぎにんしん

Additional Examples

彼は警察に偽りの申し立てをした。

He made a false statement to the police.tatoeba

彼は君のことを偽善者とまで言った。

He went as far as to call you a hypocrite.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 偽

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step