欺く（あざむく）
JLPT N2 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: to deceive
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 欺きます | あざむきます |
| te-form | 欺いて | あざむいて |
| ta-form (past) | 欺いた | あざむいた |
| nai-form (negative) | 欺かない | あざむかない |
| potential form | 欺ける | あざむける |
Example sentences
- 人を欺くようなことはしない。 — I won't do anything that deceives people.
- うまい言葉で人を欺く。 — He deceives people with smooth talk.
Idioms & proverbs containing “欺く”
- 敵を欺くにはまず味方から (てきをあざむくにはまずみかたから) — in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies
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