How to say "Pretense" or "Claim" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Pretense" or "Claim" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Pretense" or "Claim" is "Tatemae", written in japanese as "建て前".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese word '建て前 (たてまえ)' is a noun that refers to a 'pretense' or 'claim' that someone makes, often in order to hide their true intentions or feelings. It implies a discrepancy between what is outwardly professed and what is actually believed or intended. For example: She was just putting up a pretense and didn't really mean what she said - (彼女は建て前を立てているだけで、本当のことを言っているわけではない). Her stated position on the issue was just a pretense - (この問題に対する彼女の主張は建て前にすぎない).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "建" means "Build" and can be read as "Ken", "Ta", and "Kon". And The kanji "前" means "Before" and "Front" and can be read as "Zen" and "Mae".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Tatemae" mean in japanese?

"Tatemae" means "Pretense" or "Claim".

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How to write "Pretense" or "Claim" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "て" is read as "te". The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "ぜ" is read as "ze". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". And The hiragana "え" is read as "e".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.