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空事 (そらごと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

空そら事ごと

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Meanings

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noun

fabrication; falsehood; lie

Refers to something made up or not true; often used in contexts where someone is telling a story or excuse that is not based on reality.

彼かれの話はなしは全ぜん部ぶそらごとだった。
His story was all made up.
そんなそらごとを信しんじる人ひとはいない。
No one believes such a fabrication.

Written forms

空そら事ごとUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling for 'fabrication' or 'falsehood'.
そらごとUsage4%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.
虚事そらごと
Alternate kanji spelling, less common but still used.

Kanji

空empty, sky, void

事matter, thing, fact

虚void, emptiness, unpreparedness

Similar words

嘘うそ
嘘 is a general word for 'lie' or 'falsehood', while 空事 emphasizes the fabricated or fictional nature of a story or statement.
作つくり話ばなし
作り話 is a 'made-up story', often with a nuance of being fictional or invented, similar to 空事 but more neutral and can be used for creative fiction.

Etymology

Compound of 空 (そら, 'empty, sky') and 事 (こと, 'thing, matter'), literally 'empty matter'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling conventionally associates with something insubstantial or false.