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    作り話

    作つくり​話ばなし

    fiction

    KMT6CoreNounLiteratureKanji Vocab22 strokes

    つくりばなし

    Noun

    1.
    fiction, made-up story, fable, fabrication, myth

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    それはただの作つくり話ばなしだよ。

    That's just a made-up story.

    KMT5Daily Life
    子こ供どもたちは、おじいさんの作つくり話ばなしを聞きくのが大だい好すきです。

    Children love listening to their grandfather's made-up stories.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsLiterature
    この本ほんは、昔むかしの日に本ほんの作つくり話ばなしを集あつめたものです。

    This book is a collection of old Japanese folk tales.

    KMT6LiteratureCulture & Traditions
    そのニュースは作つくり話ばなしだと判はん明めいしました。

    That news turned out to be a fabrication.

    KMT6Daily LifeInternet & Social Media
    彼かれの話はなしはいつも作つくり話ばなしが多おおく、信しん用ようできない。

    His stories are always mostly fabrications, so he can't be trusted.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    作
    つく.る・つく.り・-づく.り…(10)
    make・production・prepare・build
    Kanji
    話
    はな.す・はなし…(1)
    tale・talk
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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