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偽いつわる

Kana いつわる Romaji itsuwaru

Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · transitive · intransitive

to lie; to pretend; to feign; to falsify

02godan verb · transitive

to deceive; to trick

Examples

彼は年齢を偽った。

He lied about his age.

Tatoeba #101338

彼女は年齢をいつわっている。

She is lying about her age.

Tatoeba #87577

汝自身に真実であれ、汝自ら他人に偽りなきごとく。

Be so true to thy Self, as thou be not false to others.

Tatoeba #123184

Other forms

詐る (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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