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

English

  1. to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
  2. to deceive
  3. to delude
  4. to trick
  5. to fool

Reading

Kana

あざむく

Romaji

azamuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16609 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

欺瞞

ぎまん

deception

詐欺

さぎ

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

詐欺師

さぎし

swindler

Example Sentences

2

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.

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.