騙
騙: to deceive
to deceive; to trick
19 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
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Kunかたる・だます
騙す (だます) is to deceive; 騙る (かたる) is to pose as someone, falsely using a name or title.
Key words
騙すだますto deceive; to trick
騙るかたるto pose as; to swindle
騙し絵だましえtrick picture; optical illusion
騙し討ちだましうちsurprise attack by deceit
Example sentences
電話で孫を名乗る男に、祖母は騙されそうになった。
My grandmother almost got fooled by a man on the phone claiming to be her grandson.
この絵は騙し絵で、見る角度によって別の顔に見える。
This is a trick picture; it looks like a different face depending on the angle.
役人を騙る男が、村々を回って金を集めていた。
A man posing as an official was going around the villages collecting money.