Usage patterns 虚きょ 偽ぎ の 〈 事こと 〉 を 述の べる to state something false
He gave a false account of the circumstances of the accident.
虚きょ 偽ぎ の 〈 物もの 〉 を 提てい 出しゅつ する to submit false documents or information
The company is suspected of submitting falsified documents.
〈 事こと 〉 が 虚きょ 偽ぎ だと 判はん 明めい する for something to turn out to be false
The testimony turned out to be false.
虚きょ 偽ぎ を 暴あば く to expose a falsehood
The reporters exposed the falsehood.
Kanji 虚 void, emptiness, unpreparedness Related words· 9 嘘 is the everyday, conversational word for a lie, while 虚偽 is more formal and typical of official or written contexts.
誤謬 is the standard technical term for a fallacy in reasoning, while 虚偽 in this sense is a rarer, more dictionary-register word for the same idea.
偽り also means falsehood but carries a literary or moral tone, whereas 虚偽 is neutral and formal, common in compounds like 虚偽申告 .
誤情報 refers to incorrect information without implying intent, while 虚偽 often implies a deliberate false statement.
Show 5 more Show fewer 虚偽 is the general word for a falsehood or untruth, while 偽証 specifically means giving false testimony or evidence in a legal proceeding.
虚偽 is a general noun for falsehood or untruth, whereas 詐称 refers specifically to falsely claiming an identity, qualification, or fact about oneself.
虚偽 is a formal, often legal term for 'falsehood', whereas 偽 is a more everyday noun/prefix for something fake.
虚偽 focuses on the falsehood or lie itself, while 事実無根 emphasizes that a claim has no factual basis at all.
虚偽 describes the abstract quality of being false or untrue, while 捏造 describes the act of deliberately creating that falsehood.
Opposites 真実 means truth or reality, the direct opposite of 虚偽 , which means falsehood.
虚偽 means falsehood or a lie, the formal opposite of 真理 , which means truth.
虚偽 means falsehood or a fabricated lie, the direct opposite of 事実 , which is something objectively true.
Don't confuse with 拒否 sounds similar to 虚偽 but means refusal, not falsehood.
虚偽 is a formal/legal term for a falsehood or deception, while 虚構 refers more broadly to a fabricated narrative or fictional construction, not necessarily deceptive.
虚心 shares the kanji 虚 with 虚偽 but means 'open-minded,' whereas 虚偽 means 'falsehood' or 'lie.'
Word family false report; fabricated report
false reporting; fake news
false representation; misrepresentation; false labelling
false entry; misrepresentation; misstatement
factitious disorder
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound written with 虚 , associated with emptiness or falseness, and 偽 , meaning false or fake. The modern common reading is きょぎ ; also lists the obsolete reading こぎ .
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