偽る

いつわる

Also written 詐る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive, Intransitive to lie; to pretend; to feign; to falsify
2. Godan verb, Transitive to deceive; to trick

Kanji

• 偽 fake. Read as いつわる.

Example sentences

• 彼は年齢を偽った。
  He lied about his age.
• 彼女は年齢をいつわっている。
  She is lying about her age.
• 年齢をなんで偽ったの？
  Why did you lie about how old you were?
• トムは年齢を偽っているんですか？
  Is Tom lying about his age?

Common phrases

• 身分を偽る
• 年齢を偽る
• 名前を偽る

Words containing 偽る

• 偽り語る (いつわりかたる) to speak falsely
• 偽り者 (いつわりもの) impostor
• 偽り誓う (いつわりちかう) to swear falsely

And 2 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists