嘘発見器

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嘘	発	見	器
うそ Hyōgaiji	はつ > はっ Grade: 3	けん Grade: 1	き Grade: 4
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
噓發見器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 嘘 (“lie”) +‎ 発見 (“to discover”) +‎ 器 (“device”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) う​そはっけ​んき (Atamadaka + Nakadaka)

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝso̞ha̠k̚kẽ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

嘘(うそ)発(はっ)見(けん)器(き) • (usohakkenki) 

1. lie detector, polygraph

   Synonym: ポリグラフ (porigurafu)