Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 偽(にせ) in Japanese

偽, 贋
Kana Reading
にせ
Romaji
nise
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    imitation; fake; phony; counterfeit; forged; bogus; sham
    Example sentence
    それは贋の真珠にすぎない。 It is merely an imitation pearl.
  • Parts of speech
    prefix
    Meaning
    pseudo-

Examples of 偽, 贋, にせ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

贋

19 strokes

counterfeit, forgery

On'Yomi: ガン

Kun'Yomi: にせ

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偽 JLPT 1

11 strokes

falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery

On'Yomi: ギ, カ

Kun'Yomi: いつわ.る, にせ, いつわ.り

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