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Japanese symbol for “falsification”

Romaji: gizou
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification

In Japanese, falsification is , read (gizou).

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. adj-no, n, vs forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification

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
create, make, structure
on: ゾウ
kun: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “falsification”

WordReadingMeaning
かいざん kaizanalteration; falsification; faking
へんぞう henzoualteration; defacement; debasement
わいきょく waikyokudistortion; falsification; perversion
きょくひつ kyokuhitsumisrepresentation; falsification
しおう shioufalsification; alteration

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
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
こうぞう kouzoustructure; construction; makeup
せいぞう seizoumanufacture; production
かいぞう kaizouremodeling; remodelling; reconstruction

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.