やらせ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance

usually written using kana alone

Refers to an event or situation that is deliberately set up to appear genuine, often in media, entertainment, or social contexts. Can imply deception or manipulation.

あの感かん動どう的てきな再さい会かいシーンは、実じつはやらせだったらしい。
That touching reunion scene was apparently staged.
テレビ番ばん組ぐみでやらせが発はっ覚かくし、大おおきな問もん題だいになった。
The TV program was found to have faked situations, causing a major scandal.

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Kanji

遣dispatch, despatch, send

Related words

仕し込こみ
仕込み refers to something prepared or arranged in advance, often in a neutral or positive sense (e.g., training, setup), while やらせ specifically implies a deceptive or manipulative staging.
演えん出しゅつ
演出 is a general term for direction or production in theater, film, etc., without the negative connotation of fakery that やらせ carries.

Word family

やらせる
let do; allow to do; make do

Written forms

やらせUsage64%
Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
ヤラセUsage36%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling sometimes used for emphasis or in media contexts.
遣やらせ
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; not commonly used.

Etymology

Derived from the verb やる (to do) in its causative form やらせる (to make someone do), nominalized to やらせ. The term likely emerged in media and entertainment contexts to describe staged or forced scenarios.