Japanese symbol for “fooling”
騙し
だまし
Romaji: damashi
deceiving; cheating; fooling
In Japanese, fooling is 騙し, read だまし (damashi).
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Meanings
- n deceiving; cheating; fooling
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 騙す | だます damasu | to trick; to cheat; to deceive |
| 騙る | かたる kataru | to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of |
| 騙り | かたり katari | swindle; fraud |
| 欺騙 | きへん kihen | deception; deceit; cheating |
| 騙し合い | だましあい damashiai | cheating each other |
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