“Hoax” in Japanese
Short answer
Hoax in Japanese is “捏造” (netsuzou). Full meaning: fabrication, forgery, falsehood, hoax.
Other ways to say “Hoax” in Japanese
如何様
ikayou fraud, cheating, foul play, trickery, hoax, swindle, counterfeit, fake; surely, absolutely, certainly, indeed; what sort of, what kind of, what way
でっち上げ
detchiage fabrication, made-up story, sham, hoax, put-up job, frame-up, trumped-up charge
欺詐
gisa fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax
ねつ造
netsuzou fabrication, forgery, falsehood, hoax
ねつぞう
netsuzou fabrication, forgery, falsehood, hoax
デッチ上げ
detchiage fabrication, made-up story, sham, hoax, put-up job, frame-up, trumped-up charge
いかさま
ikasama fraud, cheating, foul play, trickery, hoax, swindle, counterfeit, fake; surely, absolutely, certainly, indeed; what sort of, what kind of, what way
イカサマ
ikasama fraud, cheating, foul play, trickery, hoax, swindle, counterfeit, fake; surely, absolutely, certainly, indeed; what sort of, what kind of, what way
いかよう
ikayou fraud, cheating, foul play, trickery, hoax, swindle, counterfeit, fake; surely, absolutely, certainly, indeed; what sort of, what kind of, what way
如何よう
ikayou fraud, cheating, foul play, trickery, hoax, swindle, counterfeit, fake; surely, absolutely, certainly, indeed; what sort of, what kind of, what way
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