フォザミ

noun

false friend

Linguistics term for a word that looks or sounds similar in two languages but differs in meaning. Compare 空似言葉 (sorani kotoba), a native Japanese equivalent.

from French faux ami

See also: 空似言葉

• 英えい語ごの「actually」と日本にほん語ごの「アクチュアリー」はフォザミの例れいだ。

  English 'actually' and Japanese 'akuchuari' are an example of false friends.