虚偽
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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虚 | 偽 |
きょ Grade: S |
ぎ Grade: S |
kan’on | on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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虛僞 (kyūjitai) |
Related terms
- 粉飾 (funshoku): embellishment
- 見せ掛け (misekake): a sham, a pretense, something done up to look good
Idioms
- 虚偽の友は公然たる敵よりも悪い (kyogi no tomo wa kōzen taru teki yori mo warui): a false friend is worse than an open enemy
Derived terms
- 虚偽競売 (kyogi keibai): a rigged auction, where conspirators make false bids to drive up prices
- 虚偽表示 (kyogi hyōji): false pretenses; misleading labeling; misstatement
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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虚 | 偽 |
こ Grade: S |
ぎ Grade: S |
goon | on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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虛僞 (kyūjitai) |
Usage notes
Less-common reading for 虚偽 (kyogi). Synonyms, antonyms, etc. are all the same.
References
- Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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