What does kanji 嘘 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 嘘 is falsehood.

How is kanji 嘘 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 嘘 are うそ, ふ.く; the onyomi readings are キョ, コ.

What words use kanji 嘘?

Example words that use kanji 嘘 include 嘘, 嘘つき, 嘘から出たまこと, 嘘くさい.

Pre-Level 1

嘘

Meaning

Kanji 嘘

falsehood

falsehood, lie

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: うそふ.く
Onyomi 音読み: キョコ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 噓 (Formal)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2235
Strokes: 14
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 戯 • 虚 • 虡 • 墟 • 虛 • 歔 • 覷

Related vocabulary

17 common entries

Showing 17 of 31 entries that include this kanji.

嘘

うそ

mistake

嘘つき

うそつき

liar

嘘から出たまこと

うそからでたまこと

something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true

嘘くさい

うそくさい

contrived

嘘つきは泥棒の始まり

うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり

show me a liar, and I will show you a thief

嘘つけ

うそつけ

you're lying

嘘っこ

うそっこ

doing for fun

嘘っぱち

うそっぱち

total lie

嘘っぽい

うそっぽい

contrived

嘘っ八百

うそっぱっぴゃく

full of lies

嘘で固める

うそでかためる

to fabricate a web of lies

嘘と坊主の頭はゆったことがない

うそとぼうずのあたまはゆったことがない

having never told a lie

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

それは嘘です。

That is a lie.

彼の話には少し嘘がある。

There is a bit of falsehood in his story.

嘘をついてはいけません。

You must not tell lies.

彼女は嘘をつくのが苦手だ。

She is bad at telling lies.

その噂はまったくの嘘だった。

That rumor turned out to be completely false.

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