でっち上げ (Decchiage): Fabrication, Made-Up Story

Meaning

English

fabrication
made-up story
sham
hoax
put-up job
frame-up
trumped-up charge

Reading

Kana

でっちあげ

Romaji

decchiage

Writing Variants

捏ち上げ でっちあげ decchiage

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上げ

あげ

rise (e.g. in price)

上げ下げ

あげさげ

ebb and flow (of the tide)

売り上げ

うりあげ

amount sold

値上げ

ねあげ

price increase

仕上げ

しあげ

finish

胴上げ

どうあげ

tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)

切り上げ

きりあげ

revaluation

引き上げ

ひきあげ

repatriation

賃上げ

ちんあげ

wage increase

打ち上げ

うちあげ

party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.)

繰り上げ

くりあげ

upward move

利上げ

りあげ

increase in interest rates

Example Sentences

9

彼の話はでっち上げだ。

His story was made up.

彼は話をでっち上げた。

He made up the story.

彼は口実をでっち上げた。

He made up an excuse.

彼は言い訳をでっち上げた。

He made up an excuse.

罰金の話はでっち上げだそうです。

It seems that the stuff about the fine was made up.

彼はそれをでっち上げたに違いない。

He must have made it up.

実際彼には嘘をでっち上げる癖がある。

The truth is he has a habit of inventing lies.

被告人は法廷で事実と違う話をでっち上げた。

The accused made up a false story in the court.

僕はパーティーに行けなかった理由をでっち上げた。

I concocted an excuse for missing the party.