Japanese symbol for “untrue”
僻
ひが
Romaji: higa
evil; untrue; erroneous
In Japanese, untrue is 僻, read ひが (higa).
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Meanings
- pref evil; untrue; erroneous
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 僻み | ひがみ higami | prejudice; bias; warped view |
| 僻地 | へきち hekichi | remote place; backcountry; the sticks |
| 僻む | ひがむ higamu | to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to be prejudiced |
| 僻遠 | へきえん hekien | remote; outlying |
| 僻境 | へききょう hekikyou | deep rural areas |
| 僻隅 | へきぐう hekiguu | corner; nook |
See also: Chinese symbol for “untrue”.
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.