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Japanese symbol for “deceptive”

Romaji: gimanteki
deceptive; fraudulent

In Japanese, deceptive is , read (gimanteki).

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

  1. adj-na deceptive; fraudulent

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

deceit, cheat, delude
on: ギ
kun: あざむ.く
12 strokes · JLPT 1
deception
on: マン、モン、バン、ボン
kun: だま.す
16 strokes
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “deceptive”

WordReadingMeaning
みかけだおし mikakedaoshishowy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さぎ sagifraud; swindle; graft
ぎまん gimandeception; deceit
あざむく azamukuto deceive; to delude; to trick
さぎし sagishiswindler; fraudster; trickster
きもう kimoudeception; defrauding someone; fooling someone
きへん kihendeception; deceit; cheating
まんちゃく manchakudeception; cheating; trickery
じこぎまん jikogimanself-deception; self-deceit
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

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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