Word Meaning 似非

えせ ese

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

Meaning

English

false
pseudo-
quasi-
would-be
sham
pretended
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 127574 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

似非事

えせごと

laughable affair

似非科学

えせかがく

pseudoscience

似非親

えせおや

distant disinterested parent

似非学者

えせがくしゃ

pseudo-scholar

似て非なる

にてひなる

similar but different

似非インテリ

えせいんてり

pseudo-intellectual

似非笑い

えせわらい

smirk

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)