How to say fake in Japanese

フェイクFYEIKU☆・フェークFYEEKU Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • fake

Example Sentences

「めがねmeganeなくてnakuteもmo大丈夫daijoubuなnaのno？」「あa、これkore伊達めがねdatemeganeだdaからkara、頭atamaよくなるyokunaruかなkanaとto思ってomotte」
"You're OK without your glasses?" "Ah, these are fake you see, I thought it might make me brainier..."
一郎ichirouはhaどことなくdokotonaku傷ついたkizutsuitaようにyouni言ったittaがga、それsoreがga嘘っぱちusoppachiであるdearuことkotoはhaこいつkoitsuとtoのno長年naganenのno付き合いtsukiaiがga教えてoshieteくれたkureta。
Ichiro sounded somehow upset but my long years of hanging out with him told me that it was out and out fake.
彼kareはha本物honmonoとto偽物nisemonoをwo区別kubetsuできないdekinai。
He can't tell the real thing from the fake.
彼女kanojoはha例のreino金kinのnoインチキINCHIKI証券shouken商法shouhouにni引っかかりhikkakari持ち金mochikinのnoほとんどhotondoをwo失ってushinatteしまったshimatta。
She was taken in by that fake gold certificate scandal and lost most of her money.
偽りのitsuwarino友達tomodachiなんてnante要らないiranai。
I don't need fake friends.

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