Uso Happyaku (嘘八百 - A Lot of Lies)

Have you ever been surrounded by a lot of lies?

Such a situation where as if everything is lie is called "uso happyaku" (嘘八百) in Japan.

Here "uso" (嘘) means "lie," and "happyaku" (八百) means "eight hundred."

In Japan, eight hundred is a number that represents that the number of things is huge.

It is said that this comes from the fact that the number 'eight' has been used for saying an enormous number in Buddhism.

Incidentally, "uso happyaku" can also means "a complete lie," in addition to "a lot of lies."

嘘八百

たくさんの嘘に囲まれたことはありますか？

このように何もかも嘘だらけであることを、日本語で「嘘八百」と言います。

ここで「嘘」は "lie," 「八百」は "eight hundred" を意味します。

日本において、「八百」は物事の数が非常に多いことを意味する数字です。

これは、仏教において「8」という数字が、膨大な数を表す際に使われたことに由来すると言われています。

ちなみに、「嘘八百」は多くの嘘だけでなく、まったくの嘘を表すこともあります。