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作り事 (つくりごと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
fabrication ; lie ; made-up story
Refers to something deliberately invented or falsified, often with a negative connotation of deceit. Can also be used for fictional stories in a neutral sense.
Written forms 作つく り 事ごと Usage 37%
Standard kanji spelling for 'fabrication' or 'made-up story'.
つくりごと Usage 33%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji nuance is not needed.
作つく りごと Usage 30%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji-kana mixed form; not a standard spelling.
ない
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It's unforgivable to frame someone with fabricated testimony.
作つく り 言ごと
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 言 (word/speech) emphasizes the verbal aspect of a lie.
Kanji 作 make, production, prepare Similar words 嘘うそ 嘘 is the general word for 'lie', while 作り事 emphasizes the act of making something up, often a story or explanation.
でっち 上あ げ でっち上げ is a more colloquial and stronger term for a complete fabrication or frame-up, often used in legal or scandal contexts.
Etymology Compound of 作り (tsukuri, 'making') + 事 (koto, 'thing/matter'). The reading ごと is a rendaku form of こと. Literally 'made-up thing'.
