11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery

Kun'yomi
  • to lie ②to deceive
  • lie
  • imitation ②pseudo-
On'yomi
  • falseness ②falsehood

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

にせ 58.1%
いつわいつわ 22.0%
19.9%

Character Breakdown

falsehood, lie, deceive
にせ いつわ.る ギ (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
do, change, make
ため イ な.る (7th, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

imitation ②pseudo-
spurious article
camouflage ②pretense
to lie ②to deceive
falsehood ②fallacy
counterfeit (paper) money
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References

Unicode hex code 507D
JIS X 0208 1-21-22
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 510
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 276
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 131
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 149
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 99
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1919
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1639
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1157
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 927P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1135
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1485
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1582
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1061
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1408
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1428
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 116
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1938
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a9.2
Four corner code 2422.7
De Roo Code 2150