“To deceive” in Japanese
Short answer
To deceive in Japanese is “欺く” (azamuku). Full meaning: to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose").
Other ways to say “To deceive” in Japanese
誤魔化す
gomakasu to deceive, to cheat, to swindle; to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to doctor, to cook; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.), to dodge, to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to smooth over, to get one's way out of (a difficul
騙し込む
damashikomu to deceive, to ensnare
言いくるめる
iikurumeru to deceive (with words), to cajole, to talk into, to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence), to argue away, to wheedle
たらし込む
tarashikomu to cajole, to deceive, to seduce
騙す
damasu to trick, to cheat, to deceive; to coax, to wheedle, to soothe and humor (humour)
騙かす
damakasu to trick, to cheat, to deceive
誑かす
taburakasu to trick, to cheat, to deceive, to seduce
誑す
tarasu to cajole, to coax; to deceive, to seduce
偽る
itsuwaru to lie, to pretend, to feign, to falsify; to deceive, to trick
欺ける
azamukeru to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
掠める
kasumeru to steal, to rob, to snatch, to pocket, to plunder; to deceive, to trick, to cheat; to graze (in passing), to skim, to brush against, to touch lightly
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