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JLPT N4 · Interjection

嘘 (uso)

嘘 (うそ, uso) is a Japanese interjection meaning “lie; fib”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
うそ
Romaji
uso
Word class
Interjection
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. lie; fib; falsehood; untruth · noun, noun taking の
  2. mistake; error · noun, noun taking の
  3. unwise move; bad decision · noun
  4. no way!; unbelievable!; really?! · interjection · colloquial

Example sentences

彼が言ったことが嘘であることが解った。
What he said turned out to be false.
Tatoeba #120410
えっ嘘でしょ。
Oh my God, I can't believe this.
Tatoeba #227962

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 嘘

嘘
lie, falsehoodキョ・コ・うそ・ふ.く · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 嘘.

嘘つきうそつきliar

Source: JMdict entry 1172400 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.