大嘘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
うそ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
大噓 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おうそ [òóúsó] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) おう [òóúꜜsò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɯ̟so̞]

Noun

(おお)(うそ) • (ōuso

  1. huge lie; humongous lie; blatant lie
    日本人(にほんじん)はほぼ毎日(まいにち)寿司屋(すしや)()く」とは大嘘(おおうそ)
    “Nihonjin wa hobo mainichi sushiya ni iku” to wa ōuso.
    “Japanese people go to the sushi store almost daily” is an utter lie.