Japanese symbol for “deceitful”
罪作り
つみつくり
Romaji: tsumitsukuri
deceitful
In Japanese, deceitful is 罪作り, read つみつくり (tsumitsukuri).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n deceitful
- adj-na, n cruel
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犯罪 | はんざい hanzai | crime; offence; offense |
| 謝罪 | しゃざい shazai | apology |
| 無罪 | むざい muzai | innocence; being not guilty |
| 有罪 | ゆうざい yuuzai | guilt; culpability |
| 罪悪 | ざいあく zaiaku | crime; sin; vice |
| 罪人 | ざいにん zainin | criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer |
| 作る | つくる tsukuru | to make; to produce; to manufacture |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
See also: Chinese symbol for “deceitful”.
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.