嘘つき

Japanese
Kanji in this term
嘘
うそ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
噓つき (kyūjitai)
嘘吐き
嘘付き

Etymology

From 嘘 (uso, “a lie”) + つく (tsuku, “to tell (a lie)”). Literally "lie teller", or "liar".

Pronunciation

Noun

嘘(うそ)つき • (usotsuki) 

  1. liar; fibber
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      彼(かれ)は嘘(うそ)吐(つ)きですから信(しん)用(よう)が出(で)来(き)ません
      Kare wa usotsuki desu kara shin'yō ga dekimasen
      Because he is a liar, he cannot be trusted

Usage notes
  • Often used with not much seriousness.

Derived terms
  • 噓(うそ)つきは泥(どろ)棒(ぼう)の始(はじ)まり (usotsuki wa dorobō no hajimari, “Someone who can lie with ease will not think theft is bad.”)

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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