嘘（うそ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: lie
Example sentences
- 彼は決して嘘をつかない人だ。 — He's a person who never tells lies.
- それはたぶん嘘だと思う。 — I think that's probably a lie.
Idioms & proverbs containing “嘘”
- 嘘も方便 (うそもほうべん) — the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
- 嘘つきは泥棒の始まり (うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり) — show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
- 嘘八百 (うそはっぴゃく) — pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
- 嘘から出たまこと (うそからでたまこと) — something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
- 指切りげんまん、嘘ついたら針千本飲ます (ゆびきりげんまん、うそついたらはりせんぼんのます) — cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “嘘” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)