Japanese symbol for “swindle”
詐欺
さぎ
Romaji: sagi
fraud; swindle; graft; cheating
In Japanese, swindle is 詐欺, read さぎ (sagi).
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Meanings
- n fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam
- n saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “swindle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詐取 | さしゅ sashu | defrauding; swindle |
| 騙す | だます damasu | to trick; to cheat; to deceive |
| 誤魔化す | ごまかす gomakasu | to deceive; to cheat; to swindle |
| 騙り | かたり katari | swindle; fraud |
| 取り込む | とりこむ torikomu | to defraud of; to swindle; to embezzle |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詐称 | さしょう sashou | misrepresentation; false statement |
| 詐取 | さしゅ sashu | defrauding; swindle |
| 詐術 | さじゅつ sajutsu | swindling |
| 詐欺師 | さぎし sagishi | swindler; fraudster; trickster |
| 詐害 | さがい sagai | fraud; defrauding; fraudulent injury |
| 欺瞞 | ぎまん giman | deception; deceit |
| 欺く | あざむく azamuku | to deceive; to delude; to trick |
| 欺罔 | きもう kimou | deception; defrauding someone; fooling someone |
See also: Chinese symbol for “swindle”.
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