Word details

ごまかす

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ごまかす.

Dictionary

Entry

ごまかす《誤魔化す》《誤摩化す》《胡麻化す》TransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #3538
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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

誤

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

14 strokesFrequency 1,150JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ゴ

Kun

あやま.る-あやま.る
魔

witch, demon, evil spirit

21 strokesFrequency 1,514JLPT N1Grade 8

On

マ
化

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

4 strokesFrequency 89JLPT N2Grade 3

On

カケ

Kun

ば.けるば.かすふ.けるけ.する
摩

chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

15 strokesFrequency 1,252JLPT N1Grade 8

On

マ

Kun

ま.するさす.るす.る
胡

barbarian, foreign

9 strokesFrequency 1,995JLPT N1Grade 9

On

ウコゴ

Kun

なんぞ

Nanori

えびすくる
麻

hemp, flax, numb

11 strokesFrequency 1,142JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ママア

Kun

あさ

Nanori

ああざお

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