Lingaku嘘【うそ】
Frequency rank: 914.
- lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
- mistake; error
- unwise move; bad decision
- no way!; unbelievable!; really?!colloquialism
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
interjection (kandoushi)
Forms
- 嘘【うそ】【ウソ】Frequency rank: 914.
- 噓【うそ】【ウソ】Frequency rank: 51,357. – 52,626.
- うそFrequency rank: 8,719. – 8,731.
- ウソFrequency rank: 12,751. – 12,772.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
- mistake; error
- unwise move; bad decision
- no way!; unbelievable!; really?!
This meaning refers to a deliberate false statement, often made to deceive someone. It can be used in both serious contexts and lighter situations.
In this context, it refers to an unintentional incorrect action or statement, usually not meant to deceive but rather a result of misunderstanding or oversight.
This usage describes a situation where someone makes a poor choice that is likely to lead to negative consequences.
This meaning is used to express disbelief or surprise at something that seems incredible or unexpected.
Generated collocations (experimental)
うそをつく嘘をつくto tell a lieうそ嘘がばれるto be found out (about a lie)うそ嘘をしんじる信じるto believe a lieうそつき嘘つきliarうそをつく嘘をつくのはよくない良くないit's not good to lieうそ嘘をみぬく見抜くto see through a lieだまされるうそ嘘a deceptive lieおおうそ大嘘big lieちいさな小さなうそ嘘little white lieうそ嘘をじょうず上手にゆう言うto tell lies convincinglyとんでもないうそ嘘outrageous lieうそ嘘をゆるす許すto forgive a lieうそ嘘にきづく気づくto notice a lieうそをつかれる嘘をつかれるto be lied toうそでかためる嘘で固めるto build on lies
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Truthfully, if I'd said I didn't have any regrets over my snap decision I'd have been lying.
He hasn't said so explicitly, but he's let it be understood that I was lying.
What the lawyer had told me finally turned out to be false.
Critics are just crying wolf about protectionism.
She said that she would come back again, which was a lie.
She said she was a pianist, but that was a lie.