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偽る

To Lie


Meaning

To Lie, To Cheat, To Deceive

Word Type

intransitive verb, transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means fake and the verb vocab version is similar, it means to lie or to cheat or to deceive.


Reading

いつわる

Explanation

Someone tries to lie to you. You can't believe it. It's what (いつわ)??? You can't believe it.


Context

Context Sentences

日本では「言わぬが花」だと聞いたので、日本にいる間中自分は口がきけないと偽りました。

I heard "silence is a virtue" in Japan, so I pretended that I was incapable of speech while I was there.


Kanji Composition