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Japanese symbol for “defraud”

Romaji: sagiru
to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat

In Japanese, defraud is , read (sagiru).

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. v5r, vt to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat

Kanji and stroke order

lie, falsehood, deceive
on: サ
kun: いつわ.る
12 strokes · JLPT 1
deceit, cheat, delude
on: ギ
kun: あざむ.く
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さぎ sagifraud; swindle; graft
さしょう sashoumisrepresentation; false statement
さしゅ sashudefrauding; swindle
さじゅつ sajutsuswindling
さぎし sagishiswindler; fraudster; trickster
さがい sagaifraud; defrauding; fraudulent injury
ぎまん gimandeception; deceit
あざむく azamukuto deceive; to delude; to trick

See also: Chinese symbol for “defraud”.

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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