Please don't lie; tell me the truth.
彼の話は全部嘘だった。
His story was all a lie.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
mistake; error; wrong statement
Used when something said or written is wrong, not necessarily intentionally deceptive. In conversation it often appears as a quick self-correction, as in 今のは嘘.
あ、ごめん、今のは嘘。集合は八時じゃなくて九時だった。
Oh, sorry, that was wrong. The meeting time was nine, not eight.
bad decision; unwise move
Idiomatic evaluative use, often in patterns like ここで〜するのは嘘だ, meaning that doing so would be the wrong move or a poor choice.
ここで諦めるのは嘘だ。
Giving up at this point would be a bad decision.
no way!; unbelievable!; really?!
Colloquial interjection expressing surprise, disbelief, or shock. Usually written うそ or ウソ in casual dialogue.
ウソ、もう売り切れたの？
No way, it's already sold out?
うそ！本当に合格したの？
Really?! Did you actually pass?
She immediately saw through his lie.
Forget what I just said — I meant to say something different.
Giving up here would be a bad decision.
In the end his lie was found out and he apologized.
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.
嘘 is simply a lie or false statement, while ごまかし implies an active manipulation or cover-up beyond just words.
incorrectly written character; wrong kanji; miswritten character
feigned sleep; playing possum
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
Common kana spelling in casual or learner-facing writing.