Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 偽装する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 偽ぎ 装そう する 偽ぎ 装そう しない Polite 偽ぎ 装そう します 偽ぎ 装そう しません Past polite 偽ぎ 装そう しました 偽ぎ 装そう しませんでした Past 偽ぎ 装そう した 偽ぎ 装そう しなかった Te-form 偽ぎ 装そう して 偽ぎ 装そう しないで Desire 偽ぎ 装そう したい 偽ぎ 装そう したくない Potential 偽ぎ 装そう できる 偽ぎ 装そう できない Passive 偽ぎ 装そう される 偽ぎ 装そう されない Causative 偽ぎ 装そう させる 偽ぎ 装そう させない Causative passive 偽ぎ 装そう させられる 偽ぎ 装そう させられない Volitional 偽ぎ 装そう しよう Polite volitional 偽ぎ 装そう しましょう Imperative 偽ぎ 装そう しろ 偽ぎ 装そう するな Conditional 偽ぎ 装そう すれば 偽ぎ 装そう しなければ Tara conditional 偽ぎ 装そう したら 偽ぎ 装そう しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 偽ぎ 装そう する to camouflage/disguise a physical thing
They covered the tank with netting to camouflage it.
〈 事こと 〉 を 偽ぎ 装そう する to fake or feign an event or fact
He faked his own death and disappeared.
〈 物もの 〉 を 〈 物もの 〉 に 偽ぎ 装そう する to disguise one thing as another
They smuggled the drugs disguised as food.
偽ぎ 装そう が 発はっ 覚かく する for a deception/fraud to be discovered
The false labeling of the product's origin was uncovered, and the company apologized.
Kanji 擬 mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate Related words· 7 カモフラージュ is a loanword used mainly for physical concealment like 偽装 sense 1, but 偽装 more readily extends to deceptive intent beyond mere hiding.
見せかけ is the everyday word for a false outward appearance, while 偽装 is the more formal term for a deliberate act of pretense, often in official or criminal contexts.
変装 refers narrowly to disguising one's own appearance (costume, makeup), while 偽装 covers a wider range of things being disguised, including objects and documents.
詐称 specifically means falsely claiming a name, title, or qualification, whereas 偽装 covers a broader range of faked facts, identities, or situations.
Show 3 more Show fewer 隠蔽 means covering up or hiding facts (often wrongdoing), while 偽装 means actively making something look like something else rather than simply concealing it.
偽装 is the broader term for disguising or faking something (identity, documents, appearance), while 迷彩 refers specifically to visual camouflage, especially military patterns.
偽装 means disguising or camouflaging the appearance of things or facts, while 成りすまし is specifically about assuming another person's identity.
Don't confuse with 偽造 (similar sounding, ぎぞう ) means to forge or fabricate a fake document or item from scratch, while 偽装 means disguising something real to look like something else.
偽装 means disguising or camouflaging something to look like what it isn't, while 偽証 means falsely testifying in court; the two are easily confused because of the shared 偽 and similar sound.
Word family· 7 diversionary tactics; camouflage operation; disguise
sham marriage; fake marriage
false labeling; false advertising; misrepresentation of goods
disguised contracting; fake subcontract
fake refugee; illegal migrant posing as a refugee
Show 2 more Show fewer Written forms 偽ぎ 装そう Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling for both physical camouflage and deceptive pretense.
擬ぎ 装そう Usage 4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 偽装 is strongly preferred in modern writing.
Etymology Compound of 偽 (false, fake) and 装 (attire, equipment, to dress), literally 'false outfitting'. The spelling 擬装 uses 擬 (imitate, mimic) and is now rare.
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