偽造(ぎぞう)

ぎぞう
noun / verb (suru)
forgery, counterfeiting
1. forgery, counterfeiting, fabrication
The act of creating a fake version of something, especially documents, currency, or official items, with the intent to deceive.
パスポートを偽造(ぎぞう)する。
Forge a passport.
偽造(ぎぞう)紙幣(しへい)が見(み)つかった。
Counterfeit banknotes were found.
書類(しょるい)の偽造(ぎぞう)は重大(じゅうだい)な犯罪(はんざい)であり、厳(きび)しく罰(ばっ)せられる。
Forging documents is a serious crime and is severely punished.

A legal and criminal term. 偽造(ぎぞう) specifically refers to creating something fake from scratch, as opposed to 改竄(かいざん) (tampering with an existing document).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 偽造(ぎぞう)紙幣(しへい) (counterfeit banknotes)
  • 偽造(ぎぞう)パスポート (forged passport)
  • 文書(ぶんしょ)偽造(ぎぞう) (document forgery)
  • 偽造(ぎぞう)品(ひん) (counterfeit goods)

Related Words

Related: 偽物(にせもの) (fake item)
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Added 2026.2.17 11:51 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:42
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