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U+5618, 嘘
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5618

[U+5617]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5619]
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Translingual

Han character

(radical 30 +11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口卜心金 (RYPC), composition)

  1. exhale
  2. blow out
  3. deep sigh
  4. hiss
  5. praise

References


Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see .
(This character, , is the simplified form of .)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. lie; falsehood

Readings

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
うそ
Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi

Noun

(hiragana うそ, romaji uso)

  1. a lie, a falsehood; something incorrect

Interjection

(hiragana うそ, romaji uso)

  1. (slang) really?; no way!; unbelievable!

Usage notes

  • In Japanese, saying that something like uso is less inflammatory than calling something a lie in English; it is used similar to "No way!" or "Really!" "Yeah, Right!"

Derived terms