張りぼて

Japanese

Kanji in this term
張
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kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 張りぼて – see the following entry.

【はりぼてハリボテ】 [noun] [from roughly 1814] a papier-mâché creation, such as a toy or a theater prop [noun] [date uncertain] something created as a fake, a mock-up of something [noun] [date uncertain] (figurative) a sham, an illusion, an attempt to fake something, often for sugarcoating a problem Alternative spelling 張ぼて

(This term, 張りぼて, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)