欺
欺 — Deceit
deceit, cheat, delude
On’yomiギ (gi)
Kun’yomiあざむく (azamuku)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 欺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詐欺 | さぎ sagi | fraud; swindle; graft |
| 欺く | あざむく azamuku | to deceive; to delude; to trick |
| 詐欺師 | さぎし sagishi | swindler; fraudster; trickster |
| 欺瞞 | ぎまん giman | deception; deceit |
Study notes
欺 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1541 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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