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作つくり話ばなし (tsukuribanashi)

fiction, made-up story

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Meaning

作り話 (つくりばなし, tsukuribanashi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “fiction, made-up story”.

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Example sentences 10

その子こが言いっていることは作つくり話ばなしです。

That kid is telling a made-up story.

それはただの作り話つくりばなしだ。

That's just a yarn.

私はその場しのぎで作り話をした。

I made up a story as a temporary measure.

この作り話はとても現実味を帯びている。

This fictional story seems very real.

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