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