Word Meaning 欺罔

きぼう kibou

欺罔 is read as きぼう (kibou) and means deception.

Meaning

English

  1. deception
  2. defrauding someone
  3. fooling someone
  4. swindling
  5. false pretences

Reading

Kana

きぼう

Romaji

kibou

Writing Variants

  • 欺罔 きもう kimou
  • 欺罔 ぎもう gimou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 159721 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

欺く

あざむく

to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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

花を欺く美人

はなをあざむくびじん

woman as pretty as a flower

信用詐欺

しんようさぎ

confidence game

敵を欺くにはまず味方から

てきをあざむくにはまずみかたから

in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies

金融詐欺

きんゆうさぎ

financial fraud

架空請求詐欺

かくうせいきゅうさぎ

fraud based on demanding payment for false claims or non-existent bills

取込詐欺

とりこみさぎ

confidence trick