Lexical entry

フォザミ

fozami

A word in a foreign language that resembles a word in one's own language but has a different meaning.

Qualities & ConceptsPure GairaigoSource: French

Meaning

In linguistics, a false friend is a word in a different language that looks or sounds similar to a word in another language but means something entirely different, often leading to translation errors.

linguistic false friend

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フォネーム

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.

オノマトペ

A word that imitates a sound.

Evidence and Provenance

Data source: JMdict_english
Revision: JMdict.2026-04-17
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Active language: English