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Japanese symbol for “disinformation”

Romaji: nisejouhou
disinformation; false information

In Japanese, disinformation is , read (nisejouhou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n disinformation; false information

Kanji and stroke order

falsehood, lie, deceive
on: ギ、カ
kun: いつわ.る、にせ、いつわ.り
11 strokes · JLPT 1
feelings, emotion, passion
on: ジョウ、セイ
kun: なさ.け
11 strokes · JLPT 2
report, news, reward
on: ホウ
kun: むく.いる
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “disinformation”

WordReadingMeaning
ガセネタ gasenetafaked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぎぞう gizouforgery; counterfeiting; fabrication
ぎそう gisoucamouflage; disguise
にせもの nisemonospurious article; forgery; counterfeit
しんぎ shingitruth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity
きょぎ kyogifalsehood; untruth; lie
いつわり itsuwarilie; falsehood; fiction
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
かんじょう kanjouemotion; feeling; feelings
ほうこく houkokureport; information

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.