Kanji

What does the kanji 偽 mean?

偽 means fake, forged; deceit. On'yomi ギ、カ. Kun'yomi いつわ.る、にせ、いつわ.り.

Quick facts
On'yomiギ、カ
Kun'yomiいつわ.る、にせ、いつわ.り
Strokes11
Main radical人
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ギ、カKun'yomi いつわ.る、にせ、いつわ.り
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

fake, forged; deceit

Memory hook

A person (亻) skilfully making up something that never happened — FALSE, FORGE.

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

  • 偽造ぎぞうforgery, counterfeiting

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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