“Forgery” in Japanese
Short answer
Forgery in Japanese is “偽物” (gibutsu). Full meaning: spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham.
Other ways to say “Forgery” in Japanese
パチ物
pachimono spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham
偽造
gizou forgery, counterfeiting, fabrication, falsification
捏造
netsuzou fabrication, forgery, falsehood, hoax
偽造罪
gizouzai forgery
贋造
ganzou counterfeiting, forgery, fabrication
擬製
gisei imitation, forgery, copy
偽作
gisaku apocryphal work, forgery, spurious article
成り済まし
narisumashi identity fraud, forgery (e.g. of email), spoofing; masquerade (esp. for evil purposes)
いか物
ikamono fake, forgery, counterfeit, imitation; unusual item, something strange
ぱち物
pachimono spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham
偽本
gihon spurious book, forgery
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