This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

作り話

Reading

Kana: つくりばなし
Romaji: tsukuribanashi
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Definition

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fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

Kanji

Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk

Example Sentences

それはただの(つく)(ばなし)だ。
➥That's just a yarn.
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これは事実(じじつ)であって(つく)(ばなし)ではありません。
➥This is a fact, not a fiction.
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パーティーを欠席(けっせき)した(いわけ)()(つく)(ばなし)をこねあげた。
➥I concocted an excuse for missing the party.
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ポールが成功(せいこう)したというのは(つく)(ばなし)だった。
➥Paul's success was a myth.
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行方(ゆくえ)不明(ふめい)になった王子(おうじ)(はなし)というのは(つく)(ばなし)だった。
➥The story of the lost prince was a fiction.
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