false charge; slander; defamation
Rare standalone noun; almost always appears in the compound 讒言 (ざんげん) meaning 'false accusation' or 'slander'. In modern Japanese, 中傷 or 誹謗中傷 are more common.
See also: 讒言
The character 讒 is sometimes seen in the compound 讒言 (slander).
彼は讒言によって地位を追われたと伝えられている。
It is said that he was driven from his position by false accusations.
slandering someone when reporting to the Emperor
slanderous retainer; libelous vassal
false charge; slander; defamation
false accusation; slander
The Chinese character 讒 is phono-semantic, combining 言 “speech” as the semantic element with 毚 as the phonetic element. It entered Japanese with the Sino-Japanese reading ざん.