deceive, cheat
On'yomi (音読み)
- キ
- ギ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あざむ.く
About this kanji
The kanji 欺 means to deceive or cheat. It is often used as a verb in its kun'yomi form, あざむく, which means "to deceive". You may also encounter this kanji in compounds like 欺瞞 (ぎまん), meaning "deception", and 詐欺 (さぎ), which translates to "fraud". This kanji captures the essence of misrepresentation or trickery, so it is commonly associated with negative situations. When learning this kanji, it's important to remember that while it deals with negativity, it's a useful word in understanding various social contexts where deceit may occur.
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Example sentences
彼はいつも人を欺いている。
He always deceives people.
Meanings across languages
- English
- deceive, cheat
- Tiếng Việt
- lừa dối, lừa gạt
- 日本語
- 欺く, 欺瞞
- 한국어
- 속이다, 사기치다
- 中文
- 欺骗, 欺诈
- id
- menipu, curang
- th
- หลอกลวง, โกง
- es
- engañar, defraudar
- fr
- tromper, duper
- de
- täuschen, betrügen
- pt
- enganar, fraudar
Common compounds
- 欺瞞deception, fraud
- 詐欺fraud, swindle
- 欺くto deceive, to mislead
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