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嘘 (うそ, uso) Japanese meaning: lie | Kotomora
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Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. lie; falsehood; untruth 2. mistake; error; wrong statement 3. bad decision; unwise move 4. no way!; unbelievable!; really?! Report an issue with this page
うそ
を
つか
ない
で
、
本ほん
当とう
の
こと
を
言い
っ
て
ください
。
Please don't lie; tell me the truth.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 嘘うそ を 見み 抜ぬ く to see through someone's lie
She immediately saw through his lie.
今いま の 〈 事こと 〉 は 嘘うそ used to correct or take back something just said
Forget what I just said — I meant to say something different.
ここで 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 のは 嘘うそ だ doing that here/now would be the wrong move
Giving up here would be a bad decision.
嘘うそ がばれる for a lie to be found out or exposed
In the end his lie was found out and he apologized.
Kanji 噓 exhale, blow out, deep sigh Related words· 9 間違い is the neutral word for a mistake or error, while 嘘 in this sense can carry a milder note of a wrong statement without necessarily implying intent.
偽り is a more formal, literary word for falsehood or deceit, while 嘘 is the everyday spoken term for the same idea.
でたらめ describes nonsense or something made up carelessly, whereas 嘘 specifically means a false statement, often but not always deliberate.
嘘 is a general, everyday word for a lie, while 虚構 is a more formal term implying a deliberately constructed falsehood or fictional narrative.
Show 5 more 嘘 is the everyday, conversational word for a lie, while 虚偽 is more formal and typical of official or written contexts.
嘘 is a direct lie or falsehood, while 作り話 is a fabricated story that may be elaborate and told for entertainment as well as deception.
嘘 covers any lie, big or small, whereas でっち上げ specifically means an elaborate invented story or scheme.
嘘 means a lie or falsehood in general, whereas エイプリルフール frames the falsehood as a harmless, seasonal prank on April 1st.
Opposites 本当 means truth or reality, making it the direct opposite of 嘘 in its core sense of a false statement.
嘘 means 'a lie/falsehood', the direct opposite of ほんま's meaning of truth or reality.
嘘 is a casual word for 'lie', contrasting with 真実's meaning of 'truth'.
Word family· 15 liar; fibber · lying; telling lies
total lie; downright lie
pack of lies; complete fabrication
incorrectly written character; wrong kanji; miswritten character
Written forms 嘘うそ Usage 39%
Standard and common kanji spelling.
噓うそ Usage 29%
Uncommon glyph variant of 嘘; useful mainly for recognition and search.
ウソ Usage 18%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used for emphasis, casual tone, headlines, and exclamations.
うそ Usage 14%
Common kana spelling in casual or learner-facing writing.
Etymology The historical derivation of うそ is uncertain. 嘘 is the conventional kanji spelling associated with lying or falsehood; the kana and katakana spellings are also common in everyday use.
嘘 is simply a lie or false statement, while ごまかし implies an active manipulation or cover-up beyond just words.
feigned sleep; playing possum
Show 8 more obviously fake story; likely untrue post
outrageous lie; outright lie
pretend play; doing something as a game; just for fun
liar!; you're lying!; yeah, right!
lies and falsehoods
fake crying; crocodile tears
suspicious; hard to believe; fishy
contrived; false-sounding; unconvincing
