嘘
lie, falsehood
Readings
On'yomi
- キョ
- コ
Kun'yomi
- うそ
- ふ.く
Meaning
嘘 centers on spoken untruth: a lie or falsehood, typically conveyed through words.
Most common words using 嘘
20 of 31- 嘘うそN5
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
- 嘘つきうそつきN2
liar; fibber
- 嘘っぱちうそっぱち
total lie; downright lie
- 嘘八百うそはっぴゃく
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
- と言ったら嘘になるといったらうそになる
I'd be lying if I said ...
- 嘘から出たまことうそからでたまこと
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
- 嘘くさいうそくさい
contrived; false-sounding
- 嘘っこうそっこ
doing for fun; play
- 嘘っぽいうそっぽい
contrived; false-sounding
- 嘘っ八百うそっぱっぴゃく
full of lies
- 嘘つきは泥棒の始まりうそつきはどろぼうのはじまり
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
- 嘘つけうそつけ
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
- 嘘で固めるうそでかためる
to lie all the time; to fabricate a web of lies
- 嘘と坊主の頭はゆったことがないうそとぼうずのあたまはゆったことがない
having never told a lie
- 嘘のよううそのよう
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
- 嘘の皮うそのかわ
total lie; big lie; complete lie
- 嘘ぴょんうそぴょん
just kidding
- 嘘も方便うそもほうべん
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
- 嘘をつくうそをつく
to tell a lie; to fib
- 嘘をつけうそをつけ
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
Study
Etymology
嘘 combines 口 (mouth) with 虚, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of emptiness or hollowness, suggesting empty words.
Meaning mnemonic
A mouth 口 speaking empty, hollow things 虚: that is a lie.
Reading mnemonic
For キョ, imagine a lie so big it echoes like a loud 'kyo!' in an empty hall: kyo -> キョ, and the hollow sound matches the empty words.