Japanese symbol for “specious”
実しやか
まことしやか
Romaji: makotoshiyaka
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
In Japanese, specious is 実しやか, read まことしやか (makotoshiyaka).
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Meanings
- adj-na plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
Written forms: 実しやか、真しやか、誠しやか. Readings: まことしやか.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “specious”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口先だけ | くちさきだけ kuchisakidake | all talk; glib; insincere |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement; implementation; putting into practice |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certain; sure; definite |
See also: Chinese symbol for “specious”.
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