Word Meaning 似非

えせ ese

似非 is read as えせ (ese) and means false.

Meaning

English

  1. false
  2. pseudo-
  3. quasi-
  4. would-be
  5. sham
  6. pretended
  7. mock

Reading

Kana

えせ

Romaji

ese

Writing Variants

  • 似而非 えせ ese

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 126141 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

似非事

えせごと

laughable affair

似非親

えせおや

distant disinterested parent

似て非なる

にてひなる

similar but different

似非者

えせもの

sham

似非理屈

えせりくつ

sophistry

似通う

にかよう

to resemble closely

似合う

にあう

to suit

似合い

にあい

well-matched (esp. of a couple)

似る

にる

to resemble

似せる

にせる

to copy