嘘つき

うそつき · usotsuki · JLPT N1 · noun

liar

嘘 (lie) + つき, the noun form of つく (to tell), as in 嘘をつく (to tell a lie): one who tells lies = liar

Built from 嘘 (lie) and つき, the noun form of つく (to tell), as in 嘘をつく (to tell a lie). Literally a person who keeps telling lies.

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