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Kanji Detail for 詐 - "fraud, to deceive, to lie"

詐

  • Meaning

    詐 means "fraud, to deceive, to lie."

    1. Fraud - Deception for gain.

    2. Deceive - To mislead; to trick.

    3. Lie - To speak falsely.

  • Words using 詐

    • 詐欺 さぎ Listen fraud; swindle; graft

  • Tattoo check: 詐

    • Verified meaning: fraud, to deceive, to lie
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lie; falsehood; deceive; pretend

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cheat, defraud, swindle; trick; to feign

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    False. Deceiving people with falsehood is called 詐. | Commonly, extorting property by false pretenses is also called 詐. Such as 圖詐 (scheming fraud), 訛詐 (extortion).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sa(サ) サ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    itsuwa.ru(いつわ-る) いつわ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    fraud to deceive to lie deceit deception artifice cheat chicanery con dishonesty fake falsehood forgery hoax mislead scam sham subterfuge swindle treachery trick

Sentences including 詐

  • It sounds like a scam.

  • The imposter was caught.

  • It sounds like a scam.

  • It sounds like a scam.

  • Mary lied about her age.

  • She is guilty of fraud.

  • With regard to scam email, please be cautious.

  • Is this some kind of scam?

  • Be cautious of phishing.

  • Recently there have been a lot of nasty incidents with fraud.

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