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偽造 (ぎぞう, gizou) Japanese meaning: forgery | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 偽造する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 偽ぎ 造ぞう する 偽ぎ 造ぞう しない Polite 偽ぎ 造ぞう します 偽ぎ 造ぞう しません Past polite 偽ぎ 造ぞう しました 偽ぎ 造ぞう しませんでした Past 偽ぎ 造ぞう した 偽ぎ 造ぞう しなかった Te-form 偽ぎ 造ぞう して 偽ぎ 造ぞう しないで Desire 偽ぎ 造ぞう したい 偽ぎ 造ぞう したくない Potential 偽ぎ 造ぞう できる 偽ぎ 造ぞう できない Passive 偽ぎ 造ぞう される 偽ぎ 造ぞう されない Causative 偽ぎ 造ぞう させる 偽ぎ 造ぞう させない Causative passive 偽ぎ 造ぞう させられる 偽ぎ 造ぞう させられない Volitional 偽ぎ 造ぞう しよう Polite volitional 偽ぎ 造ぞう しましょう Imperative 偽ぎ 造ぞう しろ 偽ぎ 造ぞう するな Conditional 偽ぎ 造ぞう すれば 偽ぎ 造ぞう しなければ Tara conditional 偽ぎ 造ぞう したら 偽ぎ 造ぞう しなかったら
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He was arrested for forging a passport.
There was news that counterfeit bills are in circulation.
The painting was appraised as a forgery.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 偽ぎ 造ぞう する to forge/counterfeit something
The man was arrested on suspicion of forging his driver's license.
偽ぎ 造ぞう が 発はっ 覚かく する for a forgery to be discovered/exposed
The document forgery was discovered, and the company issued an apology.
〈 物もの 〉 の 偽ぎ 造ぞう を 防ふせ ぐ to prevent the forgery/counterfeiting of something
Related words· 6 偽造 implies criminal intent to deceive (as with forged documents or money), while 模造 is a neutral term for an imitation or reproduction that may be entirely legal.
偽造 refers to physically faking objects like documents or currency, while 捏造 refers to fabricating facts, data, or evidence out of thin air.
偽造 names the act of creating a fake, whereas 偽物 is the resulting fake item itself.
偽造 means creating a completely fake item from scratch (e.g., counterfeit money), while 変造 means altering an existing genuine item to change its value or meaning.
Show 2 more 偽造 means creating a fake document or item from scratch, while 改ざん means altering an already-existing genuine record.
偽造する specifically means to forge documents, money, or signatures with criminal intent, while 似せる is broader and doesn't always imply illegality.
Don't confuse with· 6 偽造 means creating a fake from scratch, while 変造 means altering or tampering with an already-genuine document or item.
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.
偽造する specifically means to forge a physical document or item, while 偽る is broader and covers falsifying statements, identities, or feelings.
Show 3 more Word family· 8 forged seal; counterfeit stamp
counterfeit goods; fake; forgery
forgery (crime)
counterfeit bill; fake banknote
Etymology Compound of 偽 (false, fake) and 造 (make, create). The reading ぎ is the kan'on reading of 偽, and ぞう is the kan'on reading of 造.
New banknotes use technology designed to prevent counterfeiting.
偽ぎ 証しょう
偽造 means forging a physical object like money or a document, while 偽証 means lying in sworn testimony; they share the kanji 偽 but differ in what is faked.
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.
偽造 means the act of forging or counterfeiting something in general, while 偽札 refers specifically to the fake bills that result from such an act.
document forgery; forgery of documents
Show 3 more forged card; counterfeit card
forgery of an official document; falsification of public records
fake passport; forged passport
