Lie; falsehood

N4noun·uso

How to remember it

嘘 — the character itself looks like a person hiding a secret behind a screen.

Example sentences

  • 彼は嘘をついて、親友を傷つけた。

    かれはうそをついて、しんゆうをきずつけた。

    He told a lie and hurt his best friend.

  • 嘘だと思ったけど、本当だった。

    うそだとおもったけど、ほんとうだった。

    I thought it was a lie, but it was true.

Usage

Takes つく (to tell a lie); interjection 嘘! = "No way!"

Related words

嘘つき本当嘘をつくごまかす

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