Word details

詐欺

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 詐欺.

Dictionary

Entry

詐欺NounFreq #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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend

12 strokesFrequency 1,511JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

いつわ.る

deceit, cheat, delude

12 strokesFrequency 1,541JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

あざむ.く

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz