詐
詐 — Lie
lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend
On’yomiサ (sa)
Kun’yomiいつわる (itsuwaru)
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 詐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詐欺 | さぎ sagi | fraud; swindle; graft |
| 詐称 | さしょう sashou | misrepresentation; false statement |
| 詐欺師 | さぎし sagishi | swindler; fraudster; trickster |
| 詐取 | さしゅ sashu | defrauding; swindle |
Study notes
詐 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1511 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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