Japanese symbol for “pretender”
偽者
にせもの
Romaji: nisemono
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
In Japanese, pretender is 偽者, read にせもの (nisemono).
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Meanings
- n impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
Written forms: 偽者、贋者、偽もの. Readings: にせもの.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pretender”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 似非者 | えせもの esemono | sham; fraud; counterfeit |
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 |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
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.