Vocabulary

What does 欺く (あざむく, azamuku) mean?

欺く (あざむく, azamuku) means to deceive, to trick.

Quick facts
Reading	あざむく
Romaji	azamuku
Part of speech	godan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

欺くあざむく

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonazamuku

to deceive, to trick

1godan verb · transitive to deceive; to delude; to trick
2godan verb · transitive to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

Example sentences

彼(かれ)は巧妙(こうみょう)な嘘(うそ)で人々(ひとびと)を欺(あざむ)いた。
He deceived people with a clever lie.
敵(てき)を欺(あざむ)くために偽(にせ)の情報(じょうほう)を流(なが)した。
They spread false information to deceive the enemy.

Kanji in this word

欺deception, deceit

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