General term for something that is not true; can refer to a lie or an incorrect statement.
There is much falsehood in his words.
It is difficult to prove the falsehood of this claim.
truth; reality; genuineness; seriousness · truth; true value · regular script; printed-style writing · star performer; headliner
camouflage; disguise · pretense; feigning; masquerade
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication
falsehood; untruth; lie; misinformation · fallacy
hypocrisy
false name; alias; pseudonym
truth or falsehood; authenticity; veracity
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
counterfeit bill; counterfeit note · forged document
deceptive plan; trick; scheme
The kanji 偽 combines 人 (person) and 為 (do/make), suggesting something artificially made or not genuine. The reading ぎ is the on'yomi.
placebo
forgery; spurious document; apocryphal book
forgery; apocryphal work; spurious article
fake breasts; artificial breasts
dummy supporters; fake fans · dummy soldiers; decoy troops
pseudepigrapha; apocryphal book
forged seal; counterfeit seal
falsified history; pseudo-history
false report; fake news
false science; pseudoscience
pseudo-; fake; imitation
pretense of evil; feigned wickedness
forged book; spurious book; literary forgery