虚偽

きょぎ

falsehood; untruth; lie; misinformation

Also:fallacy

What does 虚偽 mean?

虚偽 is a Japanese noun meaning falsehood; untruth; lie; misinformation in English. It can also be translated as fallacy depending on context. It is written as 虚偽 in kanji, きょぎ in hiragana, and kyogi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

新聞のさまざまな虚偽や卑俗さにも関わらず。

Reject all its lies and vulgarity.