Japanese symbol for “contrived”
嘘くさい
うそくさい
Romaji: usokusai
contrived; false-sounding
In Japanese, contrived is 嘘くさい, read うそくさい (usokusai).
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Meanings
- adj-i contrived; false-sounding
Written forms: 嘘くさい、うそ臭い、嘘臭い、ウソ臭い. Readings: うそくさい、ウソくさい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “contrived”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘘っぽい | うそっぽい usoppoi | contrived; false-sounding |
| 作為的 | さくいてき sakuiteki | intentional; deliberate; contrived |
| 事新しい | ことあたらしい kotoatarashii | contrived; affected |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘘つき | うそつき usotsuki | liar; fibber |
| 嘘っぱち | うそっぱち usoppachi | total lie; downright lie |
| 嘘八百 | うそはっぴゃく usohappyaku | pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies |
| 嘘っ八百 | うそっぱっぴゃく usoppappyaku | full of lies |
| 嘘をつく | うそをつく usootsuku | to tell a lie; to fib |
| 嘘字 | うそじ usoji | incorrectly written character; kanji written with the wrong strokes; wrongly used kanji |
See also: Chinese symbol for “contrived”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.