虚偽

• 読み: きょぎ
• ローマ字: kyogi
• 漢字の分解: 虚 (kyo) — empty, hollow, false; 偽 (gi/nise) — false, counterfeit, deceive
• 発音: /kʲo.ɡi/

意味

Falsehood; deception; a deliberate lie or fabrication. Used in formal and legal contexts to describe intentionally false statements.

A formal noun with significant legal weight, appearing in compounds such as 虚偽申告 (false declaration) and 虚偽陳述 (false statement). Stronger and more consequential than 嘘 (lie), it implies deliberate, consequential deception in official, legal, or contractual settings. Also used philosophically to contrast with 真実 (truth) in epistemological discussion.

例文

1. 証人が虚偽の証言をしたとして告発された。
2. 虚偽の申告は法的な制裁を受ける可能性がある。
3. 報道機関は虚偽の情報を拡散しないよう、事実確認の義務を負う。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, journalism, ethics

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Compound of 虚 (empty, hollow, false) and 偽 (counterfeit, deceive, false). Both components carry the sense of falseness, reinforcing the idea of a deliberate fabrication with no truthful substance.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional