偽いつわり

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

lie; falsehood; fabrication

Refers to an intentional untruth, a made-up story, or something that is not genuine. Can be used for both spoken lies and abstract falsehoods.

彼かれの言こと葉ばは偽いつわりだった。
His words were a lie.
偽いつわりのない気き持もちを伝つたえたい。
I want to convey my true feelings without falsehood.

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Usage patterns

偽いつわりを言いうto tell a lie
彼かれは法ほう廷ていで偽いつわりを言いった。
He told a lie in court.
偽いつわりを暴あばくto expose a falsehood
記き者しゃたちは彼かれの偽いつわりを暴あばいた。
The reporters exposed his falsehood.
〈事こと〉を偽いつわりで固かためるto build (a story) entirely on lies
彼かれの話はなしは偽いつわりで固かためられていた。
His story was built entirely on lies.
偽いつわりの〈物もの〉a fake/false ~
彼かの女じょは偽いつわりの笑え顔がおを見みせた。
She showed a false smile.

Expressions

看かん板ばんに偽いつわりなしit's true to its name; it's just like it says on the box

Kanji

偽falsehood, lie, deceive
詐lie, falsehood, deceive

Related words

嘘うそN5
嘘 is the everyday, casual word for a lie, while 偽り is more formal and often appears in written or abstract contexts.
虚きょ偽ぎ
虚偽 is a stiff, legal/written term for falsehood, whereas 偽り can describe both spoken lies and abstract untruths in slightly less formal writing.
虚きょ
偽り is the common word for a lie or falsehood in everyday speech, while 虚 conveys the same idea of unreality in a more abstract or philosophical register.

Opposites

真しん実じつN2
真実 means 'truth', the direct opposite of 偽り, which means 'falsehood'.
誠まことN1
偽り means falsehood or deceit, directly opposing the truth and sincerity that 誠 represents.
ありのままN1
偽り means a falsehood or lie, the opposite of ありのまま, which means the unvarnished, truthful state of something.

Don't confuse with

偽ぎ造ぞうN1
偽造 refers specifically to forging or counterfeiting something like documents or money, while 偽り is the broader word for any lie or falsehood.

Word family

偽いつわり者もの
impostor; liar; fake
偽いつわり言ごと
lie; fabrication; falsehood
嘘うそ偽いつわり
lies and falsehoods
偽いつわり誓ちかう
to swear falsely; to perjure oneself
偽いつわり語かたる
speak falsely; tell a lie

Written forms

偽いつわりUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
いつわりUsage14%
イツワリUsage1%
詐いつわりUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize but not produce it.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 偽る (いつわる, 'to lie, to deceive'). The noun form 偽り nominalizes the action, meaning 'a lie' or 'falsehood'.