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詐
詐
12 strokes
Frequency: 1511
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

lie
falsehood
deceive
pretend

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いつわ.る

Common Words

偽り
いつわり
詐り
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #5828
1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

Examples
彼の言葉には偽りが無い。
He is sincere in what he says.
詐欺
さぎ
Noun
Freq #7208
1

fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam

Examples
私の知る限り、彼はその詐欺の企みには関与していません。
To my knowledge, he has not been involved in the fraud scheme.
2

Colloquial

saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

偽る
いつわる
詐る
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #7418
1

Intransitive verb

to lie; to pretend; to feign; to falsify

Examples
彼は年齢を偽った。
He lied about his age.
2

to deceive; to trick

詐欺師
さぎし
Noun
Freq #14236
1

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

Examples
あの詐欺師と金髪のコールガールは下宿のおかみさんを怒らせるには申分のない取り合わせだ。
The confidence man and his blonde call girl make a perfect match in enraging his landlady.
詐称
さしょう
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #42128
1

misrepresentation; false statement

結婚詐欺
けっこんさぎ
Noun
Freq #45218
1

marriage fraud; fake marriage

詐術
さじゅつ
Noun
Freq #49744
1

swindling

振り込め詐欺
ふりこめさぎ
Noun
Freq #63347
1

remittance fraud; bank transfer scam

詐欺罪
さぎざい
Noun
Freq #65625
1

Law

fraud

詐取
さしゅ
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #92603
1

defrauding; swindle

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