How to describe something as hypocritical I know that the word exists in Japanese and is listed in Japanese-English dictionaries as the translation of 'hypocrite'. But the kanji and the definition make me wonder what the actual word I'm looking for is. The definition given for is usually something like: And the definition for is usually something like: The meaning I'm thinking of when I say 'hypocrite' or 'hypocritical' in English is engaging in the same behaviors that you condemns others for, whereas the Japanese definitions make me think of someone just pretending to be good/nice to hide their true feelings. What would be the best word choice for the same meaning in Japanese?

It's not a 100% match but pretty close to the nuance you are looking for. Often you point out something like this in Japanese as: {}

E.g. {}{}{}

That is, "your words and your actions are contradictory".

Hope that helps!