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Japanese symbol for “hypocritical”

Romaji: gizenteki
hypocritical

In Japanese, hypocritical is , read (gizenteki).

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-na hypocritical

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
virtuous, good, goodness
on: ゼン
kun: よ.い、い.い、よ.く、よし.とする
12 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “hypocritical”

WordReadingMeaning
そらぞらしい sorazorashiifalse; hypocritical

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
かいぜん kaizenbetterment; improvement
ぜんい zen'ivirtuous mind
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “hypocritical”.

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.

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