Word Meaning 虚偽

こぎ kogi

虚偽 is read as こぎ (kogi) and means fallacy.

Meaning

English

  1. fallacy
  2. falsehood
  3. untruth
  4. lie
  5. misinformation

Reading

Kana

こぎ

Romaji

kogi

Writing Variants

  • 虚偽 きょぎ kyogi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Synonyms 偽り,ウソ,,誤報,詐称,作り話,でっち上げ,捏造 Antonyms 真実 Rank 5400 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

虚偽表示

きょぎひょうじ

false representation

虚偽報告

きょぎほうこく

false report

虚偽報道

きょぎほうどう

false reporting

虚偽性障害

きょぎせいしょうがい

factitious disorder

虚偽記載

きょぎきさい

misrepresentation

虚構

きょこう

fiction

虚無

きょむ

nihility

虚言

きょげん

falsehood

虚心

きょしん

open-minded

虚空

こくう

empty space

虚弱

きょじゃく

feebleness

虚栄

きょえい

vanity

Example Sentences

5

かれのせつめいにはきょぎがおおすぎて、しんようできない。

His explanation contains too many falsehoods to be trusted.

Animals cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Animals can't distinguish between true and false.

What he said turned out to be false.

Every type of socialization requires a lie.