嘘

うそ · uso · JLPT N4 · noun

lie

🤥 uso sounds like you-so: You so lying!

嘘 = 口 (mouth) + 虚 (empty, hollow): a lie is empty words from the mouth. Japanese speakers also exclaim うそ! the way English speakers say No way! on hearing something hard to believe.

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