Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1541 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: deceit, cheat, delude

Kunyomi: あざむ.く

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: lack, yawn

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ギマン deception, deceit

ギサ fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax

ナイジェリア詐 ナイジェリアサギ Nigerian fraud, 419 fraud

架空請求詐 カクウセイキュウサギ fraud based on demanding payment for false claims or non-existent bills

Kunyomi Examples

あざむく to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool, to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")