偽

meaningfalsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery

On'yomi
ギ、カ
Kun'yomi
いつわ.る、にせ、いつわ.り
Strokes
11
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1171 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

偽
  • 偽造ぎぞうforgery
  • 虚偽きょぎfalsehood
  • 偽にせimitation
  • 偽証ぎしょうfalse evidence
  • 真偽しんぎtruth or falsehood
  • 偽装ぎそうcamouflage
  • 偽物にせものspurious article

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