偽 — falsehood, lie, deceive

いつわる偽 falsehood

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes

U+507D Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1171 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #2068 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

falsehood
lie
deceive
pretend
counterfeit
forgery

Readings

On'yomi: ぎ gi
Kun'yomi: にせ nise いつわ itsuwa

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いつわ itsuwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

偽(いつわ) る itsuwaru to deceive

き・ぎ ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

偽(ぎ) 造(ぞう) gizou forgery 偽(ぎ) 装(そう) gisou disguise 虚(きょ) 偽(ぎ) kyogi falsehood 真(しん) 偽(ぎ) shingi truth or falsehood 偽(ぎ) 善(ぜん) gizen hypocrisy

にせ nise Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

偽(にせ) nise fake

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Components

Composed of

亻 person (left form)

ため為 do

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Meanings

Readings

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いつわ itsuwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

き・ぎ ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

にせ nise Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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偽 — falsehood, lie, deceive

Meanings

Readings

word

いつわ itsuwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

き ・ぎ ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

にせ nise Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

き・ぎ ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).