“Sham” in Japanese
Short answer
Sham in Japanese is “似非者” (esemono). Full meaning: sham, fraud, counterfeit, impostor, pretender.
Other ways to say “Sham” in Japanese
がせ
gase fake, something false, sham, deception
紛い
magai imitation, sham, -like
食わせ物
kuwasemono fake, sham, counterfeit; impostor, cheat, hypocrite
紛い物
magaimono imitation, fake, sham
偽物
gibutsu spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham
かせ
kase fake, something false, sham, deception
ガセ
gase fake, something false, sham, deception
パチ物
pachimono spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham
模造
mozou imitation, counterfeit, fake, sham, ersatz (object)
えせ者
esemono sham, fraud, counterfeit, impostor, pretender
ゑせ物
esemono sham, fraud, counterfeit, impostor, pretender
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