Japanese symbol for “hypocrisy”
偽善
ぎぜん
Romaji: gizen
hypocrisy
In Japanese, hypocrisy is 偽善, read ぎぜん (gizen).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n hypocrisy
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偽造 | ぎぞう gizou | forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication |
| 偽装 | ぎそう gisou | camouflage; disguise |
| 偽物 | にせもの nisemono | spurious article; forgery; counterfeit |
| 真偽 | しんぎ shingi | truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity |
| 虚偽 | きょぎ kyogi | falsehood; untruth; lie |
| 偽り | いつわり itsuwari | lie; falsehood; fiction |
| 改善 | かいぜん kaizen | betterment; improvement |
| 善意 | ぜんい zen'i | virtuous mind |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hypocrisy”.
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