Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
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 (にせ) (nise, fake) + (もの) (mono, thing).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(にせ)(もの) or 偽物(ニセモノ) (nisemono

  1. something fake; counterfeit; a forgery
Antonyms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ぶつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
僞物 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(ぶつ) (gibutsu

  1. something fake; counterfeit; a forgery
Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN