Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
がん
Hyōgaiji
ぶつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(がん)(ぶつ) (ganbutsu

  1. A fake; a counterfeit.
See also
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
にせ
Hyōgaiji
もの
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 贋物 – see the following entry.
偽物にせもの
[noun] something fake; counterfeit; a forgery
Alternative spellings
にせ物, ニセ物, ニセモノ
(This term, 贋物, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN