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Keyword
falsehood
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1223
Readings
さ
(99%)
Composed of
言
say
乍
while
Mnemonic

While you say something to try and make it seem like you're telling the truth, your words are nothing but a series of falsehoods.

Used in vocabulary (44 in total)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
misrepresentation; false statement
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Examples (11 in total)
Is this some kind of scam?
It kinda sounds like a scam.
George was tricked into buying the land.
What he did is, in plain language, fraud.
She is guilty of fraud.
The imposter was caught.
As far as I know, he wasn't involved in that fraud scheme.
In our society, there are both honorable people and swindlers.
Recently there have been a lot of nasty incidents with fraud.
Please be careful in regard to scam email.
Mary lied about her age.