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嘘

lie
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingキョ、コ
Kun readingうそ、ふ.く
RareKANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. lie
    彼は嘘をついたと彼女を非難した。He accused her of having lied to him.tatoeba
    彼は直感で彼女の嘘をついているとわかった。By intuition he knew she was lying.tatoeba
  2. falsehood
  3. fibRtK
  1. fib
  2. untruth
  3. mistake

Synonyms

虚偽

Popular Usage

嘘つき

Radicals and components

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Compound words

嘘つきうそつき
liar; fibber; lying
嘘字うそじ
incorrectly written character
嘘っ八うそっぱち
total lie
嘘吐きうそつき
liar
嘘八百うそはっぴゃく
pack of lies
嘘っぱちうそっぱち
total lie
嘘っ八百うそっぱっぴゃく
full of lies
嘘をつくうそをつく
to tell a lie
嘘を吐くうそをつく
to tell a lie
嘘を付くうそをつく
to tell a lie
嘘で固めるうそでかためる
to lie all the time
嘘でかためるうそでかためる
to lie all the time

Additional Examples

彼は昔、押し入れの中には珍しい生き物が住んでいると彼女に嘘をついたのでした。
He once lied and told her a rare creature lived in her closet.tatoeba
彼は自分について嘘を言っています。
He has been telling lies about himself.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 嘘

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