偽装・擬装|ぎそうgisou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcamouflage; disguise
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpretense; feigning; masquerade
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 偽装する(ぎそうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 偽装します(ぎそうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 偽装しない(ぎそうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 偽装しません(ぎそうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 偽装せず・偽装せぬ(ぎそうせず・ぎそうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 偽装した(ぎそうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 偽装しました(ぎそうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 偽装しなかった(ぎそうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 偽装しませんでした(ぎそうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 偽装して(ぎそうして) |
| Potential | 偽装できる(ぎそうできる) |
| Passive | 偽装される(ぎそうされる) |
| Causative | 偽装させる(ぎそうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 偽装させられる(ぎそうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 偽装すれば(ぎそうすれば) |
| tara | 偽装したら(ぎそうしたら) |
| Volitional | 偽装しよう(ぎそうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 偽装しましょう(ぎそうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 偽装しろ(ぎそうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym変装へんそうNeutralNeutral word for disguising yourself — changing your face or clothes to look like someone else, as in 「変装して逃げる」. The focus is on your own appearance.
- SynonymカモフラージュNeutralLoanword for hiding things or your true intent, as in 「迷彩でカモフラージュ」. Common in speech; it stresses concealment, not passing something off as another thing.
- Related粉飾ふんしょくWrittenWritten/formal word for making something look better than it is or glossing over wrongdoing, as in 「粉飾決算」. It is about surface polish, not disguise.
- Antonym露呈ろていWrittenWritten/formal word for something hidden coming to light; it is the opposite of 「偽装」, which covers up the truth.
Use 「偽装」 for disguising something as something else to deceive, as in 「偽装結婚」 or 「産地偽装」. For hiding things or concealing intent use 「カモフラージュ」, for whitewashing wrongdoing 「粉飾」, for changing your own appearance 「変装」; 「露呈」 is the opposite — exposure.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


