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 嘘っこ, 嘘っぱち, 嘘っぽい, 嘘っ八百.

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

Showing 14 common entries

Showing 14 of 31 entries that include this kanji.

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

嘘でかためる

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

嘘の皮

うそのかわ

total lie

嘘ぴょん

うそぴょん

just kidding

嘘ぶく

うそぶく

to recite (a song or poem to oneself)

嘘言

おそごと

lie

嘘寝

うそね

feigned sleep

まっ赤な嘘

まっかなうそ

complete 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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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 8 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.