虚 構(きょこう)

きょこう

noun

fiction; fabrication

1. fiction; fabrication

Something that is invented or imagined rather than real; a made-up story or false claim.

それは虚構(きょこう)の話(はなし)だ。

That is a fictional story.

事実(じじつ)と虚構(きょこう)を区別(くべつ)する。

To distinguish fact from fiction.

虚構(きょこう)の世界(せかい)に浸(ひた)る。

To immerse oneself in a fictional world.

Common collocations

虚構(きょこう)の世界(せかい) (fictional world)
虚構(きょこう)の物語(ものがたり) (fictional story)
虚構(きょこう)と現実(げんじつ) (fiction and reality)
虚構(きょこう)に基(もと)づく (based on fiction)

Related words

フィクション: fiction (loanword)
創作(そうさく): creation, fiction
作(つく)り話(ばなし): made-up story
事実(じじつ): fact (opposite)
現実(げんじつ): reality (opposite)
ノンフィクション: non-fiction

Related Words

Antonym: 事実(じじつ) (fact)

Antonym: 現実(げんじつ) (reality)

Synonym: 創作(そうさく) (creation, fiction)

Related: フィクション (fiction)

Related: 作(つく)り話(ばなし) (made-up story)

Compare: 架空(かくう) (imaginary)

Compare: 虚実(きょじつ) (truth and falsehood)

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Added 2026.2.3 20:36 · Revised 2026.10.5 3:20

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