Japanese symbol for “cheating”
詐欺
さぎ
Romaji: sagi
fraud; swindle; graft; cheating
In Japanese, cheating is 詐欺, read さぎ (sagi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam
- n saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cheating”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カンニング | カンニング kanningu | cheating (on an examination); cribbing |
| インチキ | インチキ inchiki | cheating; fraud; trickery |
| 誤魔化し | ごまかし gomakashi | cheating; deception; trickery |
| チート | チート chiito | cheating |
| 間男 | まおとこ maotoko | cheating (on one's husband); adultery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詐称 | さしょう sashou | misrepresentation; false statement |
| 詐取 | さしゅ sashu | defrauding; swindle |
| 詐術 | さじゅつ sajutsu | swindling |
| 詐欺師 | さぎし sagishi | swindler; fraudster; trickster |
| 詐害 | さがい sagai | fraud; defrauding; fraudulent injury |
| 欺瞞 | ぎまん giman | deception; deceit |
| 欺く | あざむく azamuku | to deceive; to delude; to trick |
| 欺罔 | きもう kimou | deception; defrauding someone; fooling someone |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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