(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.
情報(じょうほう)真偽(しんぎ)(たし)かめる。
To verify the truth of information.
(うわさ)真偽(しんぎ)不明(ふめい)だ。
The truth of the rumor is unknown.
真偽(しんぎ)のほどは()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.

COMPONENTS:
(しん) (true) + () (false) = truth and falsehood

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 真偽(しんぎ)(たし)かめる: to verify authenticity
  • 真偽(しんぎ)確認(かくにん)する: to confirm truth
  • 真偽(しんぎ)のほど: the degree of truth
  • 真偽(しんぎ)不明(ふめい): truth unknown
  • 真偽(しんぎ)()う: to question the truth

USAGE CONTEXTS:

  • 情報(じょうほう)真偽(しんぎ): truth of information
  • (うわさ)真偽(しんぎ): truth of a rumor
  • 報道(ほうどう)真偽(しんぎ): accuracy of a news report

RELATED:

  • 真実(しんじつ): truth
  • 事実(じじつ): fact
  • (にせ): fake, counterfeit