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Kotomora

嘘

lie, falsehood

FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes14

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.

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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.