JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 詐: "lie, falsehood, deceive"
The kanji 詐 means "lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サ in on'yomi and いつわ.る 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)
サ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いつわ.る
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 | lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1511 of 2,501 |
Common words with 詐
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
- 詐欺師swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
- 詐称misrepresentation; false statement
- 結婚詐欺marriage fraud; fake marriage
- 詐術swindling
- 振り込め詐欺remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
- 詐欺罪fraud
- 詐取defrauding; swindle
- 経歴詐称misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
- 身分詐称false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
- 詐病feigned illness
- 特殊詐欺bank transfer scam; telephone banking fraud
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