Word Meaning うそ八百

うそはっぴゃく usohappyaku

うそ八百 is read as うそはっぴゃく (usohappyaku) and means pack of lies.

Meaning

English

pack of lies
complete fabrication

Reading

Kana

うそはっぴゃく

Romaji

usohappyaku

Writing Variants

ウソ八百 うそはっぴゃく usohappyaku
嘘八百 うそはっぴゃく usohappyaku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb ✓ Rank 111610 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

嘘っ八百

うそっぱっぴゃく

full of lies

八百長

やおちょう

match fixing

八百万

やおよろず

myriad

百八

ひゃくはち

the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions

百八つ

ひゃくやっつ

108

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

百八十度

ひゃくはちじゅうど

180 degrees

八百八橋

はっぴゃくやばし

the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)

八百八寺

はっぴゃくやでら

the large number of temples in Kyoto

八百長試合

やおちょうじあい

fixed match

八百屋防風

やおやぼうふう

Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)

八百万の神

やおよろずのかみ

all the gods and goddesses