Kanji
N1 12 strokes Grade 8 freq #1541

deceit, cheat, delude

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

lack akubi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

fraud; swindle
swindler; fraudster
deception; deceit
lying about one's age; age fabrication
fraud based on demanding payment for false claims or non-existent bills
deception; defrauding someone
fraud; fraudulence
marriage fraud; fake marriage
bank transfer scam; telephone banking fraud
deception; deceit

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to deceive; to delude
Nigerian fraud; 419 fraud
to be as white as snow
smartphone app malware; Trojan horse app
online fraud
telephone fraud where the caller pretends to be a relative of the victim
clickbaiting; giving something a misleading title
phishing email; fraudulent email
organized crime group specializing in fraud (esp. bank transfer scams)
crab meat mail-order fraud

Example sentences

White collar crime has made American people trust the government less.

The plan was a masterpiece of fraud.

Deceive me once, and I will forgive you; deceive me twice, and you're a double-crosser.

A confidence man can talk his way into a girl's trust with ease.