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Keyword
falsehood
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1223
Readings
さ
(99%)
Composed of
言
say
乍
while
Mnemonic

While you say something to try and make it seem like you're telling the truth, your words are nothing but a series of falsehoods.

Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
49 more...
Examples (18 in total)
This is outright fraud, and it's a crime.
That's not one of those fake retirements; he's the kind of guy who really quits when he says he will.
Stop saying you'll do it and then never doing it.
You keep saying you're leaving and never do!
It seems it was a scam.
Recently, scams using new tricks have been on the rise.
These people are an international fraud ring.
Is this some kind of scam?
It kinda sounds like a scam.
What he did is, in plain language, fraud.
George was tricked into buying the land.
She is guilty of fraud.
As far as I know, he wasn't involved in that fraud scheme.
The imposter was caught.
In our society, there are both honorable people and swindlers.
Recently there have been a lot of nasty incidents with fraud.
Mary lied about her age.
Please be careful in regard to scam email.