真偽(しんぎ)

しんぎ
noun
truth and falsehood; authenticity
1. truth and falsehood; authenticity
Whether something is true or false; the genuineness of something.
To verify the truth of information.
The truth of the rumor is unknown.
真偽(しんぎ)のほどは分(わ)からない。
I don't know whether it's true or not.

真偽(しんぎ) means 'truth and falsehood' or 'authenticity'—whether something is true or false.

Etymology

真(しん) (true) + 偽(ぎ) (false) = truth and falsehood

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