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lie
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On reading
Kun readingいつわ.る

Meanings

  1. lieRtK
    新ただますまえ目隠しすなわちだますテクニック磨くA confidence man polishes his "hood winking" or "eye-washing" techniques before bilking a new victim.tatoeba
    言葉巧みやすやす女性信頼せることできるA confidence man can talk his way into a girl's trust with ease.tatoeba
  2. falsehood
  3. deceive
    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
  4. pretend
  1. fraud
  2. swindle
  3. graft
  4. cheating
  5. trick

Radicals and components

Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

say () · words () · keitai · mouth () · saw

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1223

Compound words

欺師が捕まった。
The imposter was caught.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 詐

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