Japanese symbol for “falsifying”

誤魔化し

ごまかし

Romaji: gomakashi

cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation

In Japanese, falsifying is 誤魔化し, read ごまかし (gomakashi).

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Meanings

adj-no, n cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying

Written forms: 誤魔化し、胡麻化し. Readings: ごまかし.

Kanji and stroke order

誤

mistake, err, do wrong

on: ゴ
kun: あやま.る、-あやま.る

14 strokes · JLPT 2

魔

witch, demon, evil spirit

on: マ

21 strokes · JLPT 1

化

change, take the form of, influence

on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する

4 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
誤解	ごかい gokai	misunderstanding
誤り	あやまり ayamari	error; mistake; slip
誤差	ごさ gosa	measurement error; calculation error
試行錯誤	しこうさくご shikousakugo	trial and error
誤字	ごじ goji	misprint; misspelling; typo
誤報	ごほう gohou	false report; incorrect report; misinformation
悪魔	あくま akuma	devil; demon; fiend
魔法	まほう mahou	magic; witchcraft; sorcery
文化	ぶんか bunka	culture; civilization; civilisation

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.