偽物(にせもの)

にせもの
noun
fake, counterfeit, imitation
1. fake, counterfeit, imitation
Something made to look like the genuine article in order to deceive. Can refer to counterfeit goods, forged documents, or a person pretending to be something they are not.
これは偽物(にせもの)だ。
This is a fake.
偽物(にせもの)のブランド品(ひん)を買(か)ってしまった。
I accidentally bought a counterfeit brand-name product.
本物(ほんもの)と偽物(にせもの)の見分(みわ)けがつかないほど精巧(せいこう)にできている。
It is so well made that you cannot tell the real thing from the fake.

The opposite of 本物(ほんもの) (the real thing). 偽物(にせもの) carries a strongly negative connotation, implying deliberate deception or fraud.

ALTERNATIVE READING:
Sometimes read as にせもの or ぎぶつ. The reading にせもの is standard.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 偽物(にせもの)をつかまされる: to be passed off a fake
  • 偽物(にせもの)を見抜(みぬ)く: to see through a fake
  • 本物(ほんもの)と偽物(にせもの)の見分(みわ)け: distinguishing real from fake

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 偽物(にせもの): a fake item (implies deception)
  • 模造品(もぞうひん): imitation, replica (more neutral, may be legal)
  • 贋作(がんさく): forgery (specifically art or documents)
  • コピー品(ひん): knockoff, copy product

Related Words

Antonym: 本物(ほんもの) (genuine)
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Added 2026.2.17 11:50 · Revised 2026.3.27 12:48
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