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枉惑 (おうわく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

枉おう惑わく

Meanings

1

noun

trickery; deception

archaic

Archaic noun for trickery or deceitful manipulation. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.

古こ文ぶん書しょには「枉おう惑わくの術じゅつ」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。
In old documents, the expression 'the art of trickery' can be found.

Kanji

枉bend, curve, crooked
惑beguile, delusion, perplexity

Similar words

欺ぎ瞞まん
Modern word for deception or fraud, used in formal contexts. 枉惑 is an archaic synonym.
詐さ欺ぎ
Common modern term for fraud or swindling. 枉惑 is an obsolete equivalent.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 枉 (bend, distort) and 惑 (delude, mislead) suggest a meaning of 'bending someone's perception to deceive them'.