虚偽

See also: 虛偽 and 虚伪

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
きょ
Grade: S

Grade: S
kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spelling
虛僞 (kyūjitai)

From Sinitic 虛偽虚伪 (xūwěi).

Pronunciation

Noun

(きょ)() • (kyogi) きよぎ (kyogi)?

  1. a falsehood, a lie
    (きょ)()()(やぶ)
    kyogi o miyaburu
    to see through a lie
    (きょ)()(しん)(こく)
    kyogi no shinkoku
    a false report, a false (tax) return
    (きょ)()(そん)(しつ)(けい)(じょう)(はっ)(かく)されましたので、(おお)()(ちょう)(きん)()(はら)ました。
    Kyogi no sonshitsu keijō ga hakkaku saremashita node, ōku no kachōkin o shiharaimashita.
    The posting of a false loss was discovered, so they paid a hefty fine.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
  • (きょ)()(とも)(こう)(ぜん)たる(てき)よりも(わる) (kyogi no tomo wa kōzen taru teki yori mo warui): a false friend is worse than an open enemy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
虛僞 (kyūjitai)

From Sinitic 虛偽虚伪 (xūwěi).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [kóꜜgì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ɡʲi]

Noun

()() • (kogi) こぎ (kogi)?

  1. a falsehood, a lie
Usage notes

Less-common reading for 虚偽 (kyogi). Synonyms, antonyms, etc. are all the same.

References

  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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