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捏造記事 (ねつぞうきじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

捏ねつ造ぞう記き事じ

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Meanings

1

fabricated article; fake news story

Refers to a news article or report that has been deliberately falsified or made up.

その新しん聞ぶんは捏ねつ造ぞう記き事じを掲けい載さいしたことを謝しゃ罪ざいし

た

。

The newspaper apologized for publishing a fabricated article.

Kanji

捏knead, mix
造create, make, structure
記scribe, account, narrative
事matter, thing, fact

Related words

虚きょ偽ぎ報ほう道どう
虚偽報道 is a broader term for false reporting, while 捏造記事 specifically refers to a fabricated article or story.

Built from

捏ねつ造ぞう+記き事じ

Etymology

Compound of 捏造 (ねつぞう, 'fabrication') and 記事 (きじ, 'article').