Kanji

欺

deceit, cheat, delude

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

欠部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あざむく

Common Readings

ギ, あざむ…く

Example sentences

詐欺 さぎ
詐欺 働いた 疑い 逮捕 された

He was arrested for suspected fraud.

ひっかかる ひっかかる
怪しい 詐欺 メール ひっかかった

I fell for a suspicious scam email.

欺く あざむく
欺く ため 情報 流した

He spread false information in order to deceive the enemy.

擬態 ぎたい
この 昆虫 枯れ葉 擬態して 欺く

This insect mimics a dead leaf to deceive its enemies.

詐欺師 さぎし
有名 詐欺師 騙されてしまった

He ended up being deceived by a famous swindler.

好餌 こうじ
経験 浅い 投資家 詐欺師 好餌 なり やすい

Inexperienced investors are prone to becoming easy prey for fraudsters.

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