JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 欺: "deceit, cheat, delude"
The kanji 欺 means "deceit, cheat, delude". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ギ in on'yomi and あざむ.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あざむ.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | deceit, cheat, delude |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1541 of 2,501 |
Common words with 欺
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 詐欺fraud; swindle; graft; cheating · saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
- 欺くto deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool · to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
- 詐欺師swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
- 欺瞞deception; deceit
- 結婚詐欺marriage fraud; fake marriage
- 振り込め詐欺remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
- 詐欺罪fraud
- 自己欺瞞self-deception; self-deceit
- 敵を欺くにはまず味方からin fooling the enemy first deceive your allies
- 特殊詐欺bank transfer scam; telephone banking fraud
- 欺瞞的deceptive; fraudulent
- 寸借詐欺petty swindling; petty swindler
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