“Cheating” in Japanese
Short answer
インチキ
inchiki
Cheating in Japanese is “インチキ” (inchiki). Full meaning: cheating, fraud, trickery, deception; fake, bogus, quack, sham, counterfeit.
Other ways to say “Cheating” in Japanese
如何様
ikayou fraud, cheating, foul play, trickery, hoax, swindle, counterfeit, fake; surely, absolutely, certainly, indeed; what sort of, what kind of, what way
カンニング
kanningu cheating (on an examination), cribbing
チート
chiito cheating
誤魔化し
gomakashi cheating, deception, trickery, manipulation, juggling, falsifying, sham, camouflage, smoke and mirrors, cutting corners
チーティング
chiitingu cheating
瞞着
manchaku deception, cheating, trickery, fraud
騙し
damashi deceiving, cheating, fooling
いんちき
inchiki cheating, fraud, trickery, deception; fake, bogus, quack, sham, counterfeit
ダマシ
damashi deceiving, cheating, fooling
かんにんぐ
kanningu cheating (on an examination), cribbing
詐欺
sagi fraud, swindle, graft, cheating, trick, scam; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it, making promises without keeping them, flaking out
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