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うそをつく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
うそを付く
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Reading : うそをつく   
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to tell a lie; to fib
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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うそを付く is the most useful form. 6 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 121,000 (about 1,030,000 results)
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
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Example sentences:
ついきゅう
追及
されて
つい
いた
うそ
をついてしまった

I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.
ウッ
うそ
をついている
みす
見透
かされて
こた
こま
った

Uh-oh. He knew I was lying - saw right through me. I didn't know what to say.
かれ
ずかしげもなく
うそ
をつく

He brazenly lies.
嘘を付く
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Reading : うそをつく   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 119,000 (about 1,090,000 results)
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嘘をつく
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Reading : うそをつく   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 124,000 (about 948,000 results)
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うそを吐く
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Reading : うそをつく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 132,000 (about 773,000 results)
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嘘を吐く
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Reading : うそをつく   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 148,000 (about 568,000 results)
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うそをつく
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 196,000 (about 420,000 results)
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ウソをつく
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Reading : うそをつく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 212,000 (about 335,000 results)
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フ   つける to put in place, affix   つ to adhere to   
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スン   inch
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
うそ a lie   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キョ   コ    void   
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とら tiger   
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divining rod
cliff
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
almost lined up
ト   は to spit, vomit   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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