嘘つき

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
嘘
うそ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
噓つき (kyūjitai)
嘘吐き
嘘付き

Etymology

From 嘘 (uso, “a lie”) + つく (tsuku, “to tell (a lie)”). Literally "lie teller", or "liar".

Pronunciation

Noun

嘘(うそ)つき • (usotsuki) 

  1. liar; fibber
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典 / 新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 / 大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      彼(かれ)は嘘(うそ)吐(つ)きですから信(しん)用(よう)が出(で)来(き)ません
      Kare wa usotsuki desu kara shin'yō ga dekimasen
      Because he is a liar, he cannot be trusted

Usage notes

  • Often used with not much seriousness.

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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