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On'yomi
SA
Kun'yomi
いつわ.る
itsuwaru

lie · falsehood · deceive · pretend

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Strokes12
Frequency#1511
Radicalspeech(7)

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Strokes12

Component Breakdown

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speech + 乍

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of words and suddenly. False words.

Symbolism

Fraud, misrepresent, deceive. Represents deceiving.

Words & Expressions

Proverbs & Idioms

詐欺は一時の利、正直は一生の得

さぎはいちじのり、しょうじきはいっしょうのとく

Fraud brings momentary gain, honesty lifelong benefit

Deception is short-lived but integrity endures