虚言

See also: 虛言

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 虚言 – see 虛言 (“empty words”). (This term is the simplified form of 虛言).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虚	言
きょ Grade: S	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
虛言 (kyūjitai)

Noun

虚(きょ)言(げん) • (kyogen) 

1. lie

Synonyms

• 嘘(うそ) (uso)

Antonyms

• 事実(じじつ) (jijitsu)

Derived terms

• 虚言症(きょげんしょう) (kyogenshō), 虚言癖(きょげんへき) (kyogenheki): compulsive lying

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.