Japanese symbol for “misrepresentation”
詐称
さしょう
Romaji: sashou
misrepresentation; false statement
In Japanese, misrepresentation is 詐称, read さしょう (sashou).
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
- n, vs, vt misrepresentation; false statement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “misrepresentation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冤罪 | えんざい enzai | false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation |
| 曲筆 | きょくひつ kyokuhitsu | misrepresentation; falsification |
| 虚偽記載 | きょぎきさい kyogikisai | misrepresentation; misstatement |
| 不当表示 | ふとうひょうじ futouhyouji | false labelling; mislabelling; misrepresentation |
| 虚偽表示 | きょぎひょうじ kyogihyouji | false representation; misrepresentation; false labelling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詐欺 | さぎ sagi | fraud; swindle; graft |
| 詐取 | さしゅ sashu | defrauding; swindle |
| 詐術 | さじゅつ sajutsu | swindling |
| 詐欺師 | さぎし sagishi | swindler; fraudster; trickster |
| 詐害 | さがい sagai | fraud; defrauding; fraudulent injury |
| 名称 | めいしょう meishou | name; title |
| 自称 | じしょう jishou | self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled |
| 通称 | つうしょう tsuushou | popular name; common name; nickname |
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.