Meaning

Primary

To Deceive

Alternatives

To Swindle, To Delude

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means deceit, so when you're doing deceit, you are going to deceive someone.

Reading

あざむく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

As a human everyone would know who you are. You can't deceive anyone like that. But, as a moo (あざむ)... a cow is what I mean... nobody would know who you are.

Context

Context Sentences

孝志は彼女をうまく欺いた。

Takashi successfully deceived his girlfriend.

Kanji Composition