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偽り者 (itsuwarimono) Japanese meaning: impostor | Kotomora
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Related words 嘘うそ つき 嘘つき is a more common and casual word for 'liar', focusing on telling lies. 偽り者 is broader, covering impostors and fakes, and sounds more literary or emphatic.
詐さ 欺ぎ 師し 詐欺師 specifically means 'swindler' or 'con artist', someone who commits fraud for financial gain. 偽り者 is a more general term for any deceiver.
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は
偽いつわ
り
者もの
だ
と
いう
評ひょう
判ばん
だ
。
That politician has a reputation for being a fraud.
Etymology Compound of 偽り (itsuwari, 'lie, falsehood') and 者 (mono, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period.
