虚きょ妄もう

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Meanings

noun

falsehood; untruth; lie

A somewhat formal or literary term for something that is not true; often used in abstract or philosophical contexts.

彼かれの主しゅ張ちょうは虚きょ妄もうに過すぎない。
His claim is nothing more than a falsehood.
虚きょ妄もうの世せ界かいに生いきる。
Live in a world of lies.

Written forms

虚妄Usage100%
- きょもう
  Standard kanji spelling.
- こもう
  out-dated reading
- きょぼう
  out-dated reading
こもう
out-dated reading
きょぼう
out-dated reading

Kanji

虚void, emptiness, unpreparedness
妄delusion, unnecessarily, without authority

Similar words

嘘うそ
嘘 is the common, everyday word for 'lie'. 虚妄 is more formal and abstract, often implying a fundamental untruth or illusion.
虚きょ偽ぎ
虚偽 is also a formal term for falsehood, but it is more commonly used in legal or official contexts (e.g., 虚偽の申告 'false declaration'). 虚妄 carries a stronger nuance of delusion or groundlessness.

Etymology

Compound of 虚 (kyo, 'void, emptiness') and 妄 (mō, 'delusion, reckless'). The combination conveys the idea of something that is empty and delusory, hence 'falsehood' or 'untruth'.