瞞まん着ちゃく

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

deception; cheating; fraud

Rare literary term for deliberate deception or fraud. Not used in everyday conversation; more common words are 欺瞞 (ぎまん) or 詐欺 (さぎ).

彼かれの行こう為いはまんちゃくに過すぎない。
His actions are nothing but deception.
その政

せい

治じ

家か

は

国こく

民みん

を

ま

ん

ちゃく

し

た

と

非ひ

難なん

さ

れ

た

。

The politician was accused of deceiving the public.

Kanji

瞞deception
着don, arrive, wear

Similar words

欺ぎ瞞まん
欺瞞 is the standard word for deception or hypocrisy, while 瞞着 is a rare literary synonym.
詐さ欺ぎ
詐欺 refers specifically to criminal fraud or swindling, whereas 瞞着 is a broader, more abstract term for deception.

Etymology

The kanji 瞞 means 'deceive' and 着 means 'arrive' or 'attach', but the exact derivation of this compound is uncertain. It is a rare Sino-Japanese word.