欺く
あざむく
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool
- to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose") (in form Ａを欺くＢ)
Kanji
- 欺 deceive. Read as あざむく.
Example sentences
- 私をあざむこうとしてもむだです。
It is no use trying to deceive me. - 彼は自分の思い通りにするためなら平気で人もあざむく。
He is not above deceiving others to get his way. - 彼は他人を欺くようなことはしない。
He is above deceiving others. - 友人に欺かれるよりも友人を信じないことの方が不名誉である。
It is more ignominious to mistrust our friends than to be deceived by them. - 彼女は彼を欺いた。
She fooled him.
Common phrases
Words containing 欺く
- 欺き惑わす (あざむきまどわす) to deceive and lead astray
- 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
- 雪を欺く (ゆきをあざむく) to be as white as snow