noun, takes genitive case の

  1. lie, fib, falsehood, untruth.
  2. mistake, error.

noun

  1. unwise move, bad decision.

interjection

Colloquialism.
  1. no way!, unbelievable!, really?!.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
うそ
うそ
 
 
ウソ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lie, falsehood
うそ キョ コ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
void, emptiness, unpreparedness
キョ むな.しい コ (8th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
 (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)