noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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.
彼の言葉は偽りだった。
His words were a lie.
He told a lie in court.
I want to convey my true feelings without falsehood.
記者たちは彼の偽りを暴いた。
The reporters exposed his falsehood.
His story was built entirely on lies.
She showed a false smile.
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.
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.
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.
impostor; liar; fake
lie; fabrication; falsehood
lies and falsehoods
to swear falsely; to perjure oneself
speak falsely; tell a lie
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize but not produce it.
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'.