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deceit
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On reading
Kun readingあざむ.く

Meanings

  1. deceitRtK
    他人ようことないHe is above deceiving others.tatoeba
    だますなら許すだがだましたらだぞDeceive me once, and I will forgive you; deceive me twice, and you're a double-crosser.tatoeba
  2. cheat
  3. delude
  1. to deceive
  2. to delude
  3. to trick
  4. to fool
  5. to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

Popular Usage

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Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

bushel basket · hamper · animal legs () · eight () · lack · yawn

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1899

Compound words

師は新たに人をだますまえに、目隠し、すなわち、人をだますテクニックを磨く。
A confidence man polishes his "hood winking" or "eye-washing" techniques before bilking a new victim.tatoeba
師は言葉巧みにやすやすと、女性を信頼させることができる。
A confidence man can talk his way into a girl's trust with ease.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

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