Japanese symbol for “trickery”
権謀術数
けんぼうじゅっすう
Romaji: kenboujussuu
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
In Japanese, trickery is 権謀術数, read けんぼうじゅっすう (kenboujussuu).
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Meanings
- n trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “trickery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| インチキ | インチキ inchiki | cheating; fraud; trickery |
| 誤魔化し | ごまかし gomakashi | cheating; deception; trickery |
| 種 | たね tane | mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery |
| わやく | わやく wayaku | trickery |
| 手管 | てくだ tekuda | artifice; wiles; trickery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 権利 | けんり kenri | right; privilege |
| 政権 | せいけん seiken | (political) administration; political power |
| 権力 | けんりょく kenryoku | (political) power; authority; influence |
| 権限 | けんげん kengen | power; authority; jurisdiction |
| 人権 | じんけん jinken | human rights; civil liberties |
| 権威 | けんい ken'i | authority; power; influence |
| 無謀 | むぼう mubou | reckless; thoughtless; rash |
| 陰謀 | いんぼう inbou | plot; intrigue; scheme |
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ gijutsu | technology; engineering |
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
See also: Chinese symbol for “trickery”.
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