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Mouth Void Truth 嘘 キョ うそ ふ.く Lie

Kanji
Onyomi キョ
Kunyomi うそ, ふ.く
English lie, falsehood
Examples 嘘(うそ): (1) lie; falsehood; incorrect fact (2) Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!
嘘つき(うそつき): liar (sometimes said with not much seriousness); fibber
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Frequency 2235
Components 口: mouth
虚: void; emptiness; unpreparedness; crack; fissure; untruth
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword fib
Koohii Story 1 うそ = Something void of truth coming from your mouth.
Koohii Story 2 A statement void of truth uttered by a mouth is a fib.
RTK Index (new) 2286

Tags: jlpt.n0, shouldsuspend, grades+, kanjifreq2001-2500

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