偽物

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
にせ
Grade: S
もの
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
僞物 (kyūjitai)
偽物
贋物
にせ物
ニセ物

Compound of (にせ) (nise, fake) + (もの) (mono, thing).

Pronunciation

Noun

(にせ)(もの) or 偽物(ニセモノ) (nisemono

  1. something fake; counterfeit; a forgery
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ぶつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
僞物 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ぶつ) (gibutsu

  1. something fake; counterfeit; a forgery
Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN