ごまかす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ごまかす
1
to deceive; to cheat; to swindle
Examples
そんな手で私の目をごまかそうとしても無駄だ。
You can't fool me with a trick like that.
2
to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook
Examples
彼らは税金を逃れるために帳じりをごまかした。
They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.
3
to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away
Examples
彼はそのことを笑ってごまかした。
He laughed the matter away.
4
to embezzle; to pocket
Kanji in this Word
誤
14 strokes
Frequency: 1150
JLPT N2
Grade 6
Meanings
mistake
err
do wrong
mislead
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゴ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あやま.る
-あやま.る
魔
21 strokes
Frequency: 1514
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
witch
demon
evil spirit
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
マ
化
4 strokes
Frequency: 89
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
change
take the form of
influence
enchant
delude
-ization
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カ
ケ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ば.ける
ば.かす
ふ.ける
け.する
摩
15 strokes
Frequency: 1252
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
chafe
rub
polish
grind
scrape
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
マ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ま.する
さす.る
す.る
胡
9 strokes
Frequency: 1995
JLPT N1
Grade 9
Meanings
barbarian
foreign
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ウ
コ
ゴ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
なんぞ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
えびす
くる
麻
11 strokes
Frequency: 1142
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
hemp
flax
numb
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
マ
マア
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あさ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あ
あざ
お
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