Illustration: At a secondhand ceramics stall, a buyer examines a supposedly antique tea bowl with a magnifier. A fresh chip exposes a smooth new surface beneath a thin coating painted to resemble aged crackle.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

贋がん物ぶつ

ganbutsu

counterfeit, forgery

This reading is rare; 偽物 is usually read にせもの. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

鑑定かんていの結果けっか、その絵えは贋物がんぶつだと分わかった。
The appraisal showed that the painting was a forgery.
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古道具屋ふるどうぐやで贋物がんぶつを買かわないように気きをつけた。
I was careful not to buy a counterfeit at the antique shop.
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友人ゆうじんはその指輪ゆびわが贋物がんぶつだと見抜みぬいた。
My friend could tell that the ring was a fake.
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Kanji in 贋物

贋counterfeit; forgeryOnガンKunにせ
物thing; objectOnブツ・モツKunもの・もの-

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