Pre-Level 1
噓

Meaning

Kanji 噓

blow out

blow out, deep sigh, exhale, flatter, hiss, lie, praise

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
うそふく
Onyomi 音読み
キョ
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: 嘘 (Legal Form)

Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
14
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
虡 • 墟 • 虛 • 歔 • 覷 • 譃 • 魖

Related vocabulary

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

嘘

うそ

mistake

嘘つき

うそつき

liar

嘘っぽい

うそっぽい

contrived

大嘘

おおうそ

outrageous lie

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼の話はどうも噓らしい。

His story seems to be a lie.

彼女は寒さに手を噓っと吹きかけた。

Because of the cold, she gently blew on her hands.

彼は窓辺で長く噓いた。

He stood by the window and let out a long breath.

蛇が草むらで噓っと音を立てた。

The snake made a hissing sound in the grass.

彼は上司に噓ばかり言って取り入ろうとした。

He kept flattering his boss with empty praise to win favor.