Kanji 作 make, production, prepare Related 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.
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.
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.
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'.
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