"虚構" meaning in Japanese

See 虚構 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʲo̞ko̞ː] Forms: 虚構 [canonical] (ruby: (きょ), (こう)), kyokō [romanization], 虛構 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|きょこう}} 虚(きょ)構(こう) • (kyokō)
  1. fabrication, fiction
    Sense id: en-虚構-ja-noun-wJqhLHs5

Verb

IPA: [kʲo̞ko̞ː] Forms: 虚構する transitive suru [canonical] (ruby: (きょ), (こう)), kyokō suru [romanization], 虚構し [stem] (ruby: (きょ), (こう)), 虚構した [past] (ruby: (きょ), (こう)), 虛構 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru|きょこう|tr=transitive}} 虚(きょ)構(こう)する • (kyokō suru) transitive suru (stem 虚(きょ)構(こう)し (kyokō shi), past 虚(きょ)構(こう)した (kyokō shita))
  1. fabricate; invent; make up or concoct a fiction
    Sense id: en-虚構-ja-verb-EFnXdxRm Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 26 74 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 21 79 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 18 82 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 21 79 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 81 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
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          "english": "It is only a lie.",
          "roman": "Sonna mono wa kyokō ni suginai.",
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              "虚構",
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          "english": "The eldest brother is, so to speak, a man of fine character, with a noble ideal burning in his heart, a deep love, and no ulterior motives or calculations, so he is not very good at fabricating stories.",
          "ref": "1975, 太宰治, “その六”, in ろまん燈籠:",
          "roman": "Chōkei wa, iwaba rippa na jinkakusha na no de atte, mune ni wa kōketsu no risō no hi ga moete, aijō mo fukaku, soko ni nan no kakehiki mo dasan mo nai no de aru kara, dōmo monogatari o kyokō suru koto ni oite wa fuete na no de aru.",
          "text": "長兄は、謂わば立派な人格者なのであって、胸には高潔の理想の火が燃えて、愛情も深く、そこに何の駈引も打算も無いのであるから、どうも物語を虚構する事に於いては不得手なのである。",
          "translation": "The eldest brother is, so to speak, a man of fine character, with a noble ideal burning in his heart, a deep love, and no ulterior motives or calculations, so he is not very good at fabricating stories.",
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    "Japanese terms spelled with 構 read as こう",
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          "roman": "Chōkei wa, iwaba rippa na jinkakusha na no de atte, mune ni wa kōketsu no risō no hi ga moete, aijō mo fukaku, soko ni nan no kakehiki mo dasan mo nai no de aru kara, dōmo monogatari o kyokō suru koto ni oite wa fuete na no de aru.",
          "text": "長兄は、謂わば立派な人格者なのであって、胸には高潔の理想の火が燃えて、愛情も深く、そこに何の駈引も打算も無いのであるから、どうも物語を虚構する事に於いては不得手なのである。",
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Download raw JSONL data for 虚構 meaning in Japanese (4.7kB)

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