Japanese symbol for “hoax”
捏造
ねつぞう
Romaji: netsuzou
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
In Japanese, hoax is 捏造, read ねつぞう (netsuzou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
Written forms: 捏造、ねつ造. Readings: ねつぞう、でつぞう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hoax”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| でっち上げ | でっちあげ detchiage | fabrication; made-up story; sham |
| 如何様 | いかさま ikasama | fraud; cheating; foul play |
| 欺詐 | ぎさ gisa | fraud; fraudulence; dupery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捏ね | つくね tsukune | chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg |
| 捏ねる | こねる koneru | to knead; to mix with fingers |
| 捏巴爾 | ネパール nepaaru | Nepal |
| 捏造記事 | ねつぞうきじ netsuzoukiji | fabricated article; fabricated (news) story; cooked-up (news) report |
| 捏和機 | ねっかき nekkaki | kneading machine; kneader |
| 構造 | こうぞう kouzou | structure; construction; makeup |
| 製造 | せいぞう seizou | manufacture; production |
| 改造 | かいぞう kaizou | remodeling; 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.