How do you read 偽経?

偽経 is read ぎきょう (gikyou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 偽経?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 偽経 in romaji?

偽経 is written gikyou in romaji, also spelled gikyo.

What kanji are in 偽経?

偽 (Falsehood, Lie); 経 (Sutra, Longitude).

偽経ぎきょう

ぎきょう · gikyou (also spelled gikyo)

noun

Apocryphal sutra (composed in China or Japan)

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

偽Falsehood, Lie, Deceive 音ぎ・か訓いつわ.る・にせ JLPT N1 · 11 strokes 経Sutra, Longitude, Pass Thru 音けい・きょう訓へ.る・た.つ JLPT N3 · 11 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

偽造ぎぞうforgery, fabrication, counterfeiting 経つたつ(time) passes 経営けいえいmanagement, administration 経過けいかpassage, progress 経由けいゆgo by the way, via 経るへるto pass, to elapse, to experience 経済けいざいeconomics, finance, economy

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What does 偽経 mean?

Apocryphal sutra (composed in China or Japan).

How do you pronounce 偽経?

ぎきょう (gikyou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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