also: ふげん
slander; calumny; false accusation
Formal or literary term for making false and damaging statements about someone. Rare in everyday speech; more common synonyms include 中傷 (ちゅうしょう) or 誹謗 (ひぼう).
His reputation was damaged by slander.
Slander is an act punishable by law.
Formal/literary kanji spelling; the reading ぶげん is more common than ふげん.
Alternate reading; less common than ぶげん.
The kanji 誣 means 'to slander' or 'to accuse falsely', and 言 means 'word' or 'speech'. The compound is a formal Sino-Japanese term for slanderous speech. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.