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欺く

To Deceive


Meaning

To Deceive, To Swindle, To Delude

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an う 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

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