Word Meaning 欺く

あざむく azamuku

欺く is read as あざむく (azamuku) and means to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose").

Meaning

あざむく

azamuku

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16478 Priority C

Max. 12

ぎまん

deception

さぎ

saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it

さぎし

swindler

その広告には人を欺く表現が多い。

そのこうこくにはひとをあざむくひょうげんがおおい。

That advertisement contains many expressions that deceive people.

友達を欺くようなことはしたくない。

ともだちをあざむくようなことはしたくない。

I do not want to do anything that would deceive a friend.

自分を欺くのはやめましょう。

Stop deluding yourself.

彼は他人を欺くようなことはしない。

He is above deceiving others.

嘘をつくというのは自分自身を欺くことであり、他人の目に映るあなたは、あなたではない架空の誰かなのだ。

To lie is to deceive oneself. The impression you give to others is not really you, but a person who doesn't really exist.