偽物

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
偽	物
にせ Grade: S	もの Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
僞物 (kyūjitai) 偽物 贋物 にせ物 ニセ物

Compound of 偽(にせ) (nise, “fake”) + 物(もの) (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にせもの [nìsémónó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ise̞mo̞no̞]

Noun

1. something fake; counterfeit; a forgery

Antonyms

• 本物(ほんもの) (honmono)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
偽	物
ぎ Grade: S	ぶつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
僞物 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. something fake; counterfeit; a forgery

Synonyms

• 偽物(にせもの) (nisemono)
• 贋物(がんぶつ) (ganbutsu)