Word Meaning 捏造

でつぞう detsuzou

捏造 is read as でつぞう (detsuzou) and means fabrication.

Meaning

English

  1. fabrication
  2. forgery
  3. falsehood
  4. hoax

Reading

Kana

でつぞう

Romaji

detsuzou

Writing Variants

  • ねつ造 ねつぞう netsuzou
  • 捏造 ねつぞう netsuzou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Synonyms 偽り,ウソ,,虚偽,誤報,詐称,作り話,でっち上げ Rank 15184 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

捏造記事

ねつぞうきじ

fabricated article

製造

せいぞう

manufacture

改造

かいぞう

modding

構造

こうぞう

structure

木造

もくぞう

wooden

創造

そうぞう

Creation (by God)

偽造

ぎぞう

forgery

人造

じんぞう

artificial

新造

しんぞ

(another's) wife (usu. young)

模造

もぞう

imitation

鋳造

ちゅうぞう

casting

変造

へんぞう

alteration

Example Sentences

3

Is this a hoax?

The photo was a hoax.

I heard that a gay priest had been promoted to the rank of bishop, but it turned out to be a fabrication.