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

lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend

Kun'yomi
  • to lie ②to deceive
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

lie, falsehood, deceive
サ いつわ.る (9th, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
though, notwithstanding, while
サ サク -なが.ら (Kentei Pre-1)

Common Words

fraud ②saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it
misrepresentation
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
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References

Unicode hex code 8A50
JIS X 0208 1-26-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4337
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5585
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1502
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1896
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1006
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1362
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1141
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1223
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1464
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1278
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35373
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1285
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1498
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1597
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1747
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1584
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1575
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1670
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1150
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a5.6
Four corner code 0861.1
De Roo Code 3054