Keyword
fake
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig2068
Old form僞
Readings
にせ
(43%)
ぎ
(39%)
Composed of
thin person
for the sake of
Used in vocabulary (123 in total)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
Examples (53 in total)
But this is a fake signature.
That's the woman who planted the fake bomb.
I've heard that even fake medicine can sometimes cure an illness.
But who can prove that it's a fake?
It wasn't a fake or anything.
There are countless fakes.
There is no falsehood there.
There is neither falsehood nor hesitation in that feeling.
I don't think everyone's expressions are false masks.
Is the ideology you are touting not a lie?
There is no falsehood in my feelings.
It's a switch disguised as part of the wall.
It's better not to keep up the fake engagement for long.
I disguised myself because I wanted to avoid being found by the enemy.
So you'd be faking a marriage, right?
The face and arms have been skillfully disguised so they don't stand out.
I have been deceiving you all along.
I hid my identity and lived in this forest along the border.
He tricked his friend into lending him money.
Whatever the reason, it doesn't change the fact that you deceived your master.
There is no point in lying about your feelings.
Let's find the counterfeit brand dealers.
Everyone has at least one matter they cannot lie about to their own soul.
He lied about his age when he applied.
He staged an accident to get the insurance money.
Is this fake?
That's a fake.
He can't tell the real thing from the fake.
I don't need fake friends.
His report proved false.
He gave the police a false name and address.
Why did you lie about how old you were?
He lied about his age.
His father is an impostor.
Are the pearls real or fake?
Is this diamond real or fake?
This diamond is fake.
The document is neither genuine nor forged.
Is Tom lying about his age?
Animals cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood.
What he said turned out to be false.
I hate hypocrisy.
They dismissed his criticism as hypocrisy.
We tend to associate politicians with hypocrisy.
His report proved to be false.
I'm not a hypocrite.
We are not hypocrites in our sleep.
The counterfeit bills flooded the market over the weekend.
Frankly speaking, he is more of a hypocrite than a patriot.
He made a false statement to the police.
Her statement turned out to be false.
I doubt the truth of his report.
More women than men commit perjury.