Word Meaning 嘘八百

うそはっぴゃく usohappyaku

嘘八百 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

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 154961 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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嘘っ八百

うそっぱっぴゃく

full of lies

八百

はっぴゃく

800

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

八百長

やおちょう

match fixing

八百万

やおよろず

myriad

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

百八の鐘

ひゃくはちのかね

night-watch bell

八百八町

はっぴゃくやちょう

the whole enormous extent of Edo

Example Sentences

あれは嘘八百だ。

That is a pack of lies.

その本は嘘八百だ。

That book is full of lies.

この記事は嘘八百だ。

This article is full of lies.