Meaning of 偽る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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偽る, 詐る, 譃わる
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Kana Readingいつわる
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Romajiitsuwaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to lie; to cheat; to falsify; to deceive; to pretend
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Example Sentences
偽る, 詐る, 譃わる, いつわる used in context
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She is lying about her age.
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He lied about his age.
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His trembling hands belied his calm attitude.
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Be so true to thy self, as thou be not false to others.
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あの男鳴り物入りで入社したけど、実力のほど看板に偽りなしだったね。
He came on board this company with a lot of fanfare and he turns out to have the skill and talent to live up to it.
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Kanji found in this word
falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery
On: ギ, カ
Kun: いつわ.る, にせ, いつわ.り
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