騙す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 騙す | 騙さない |
| Polite | 騙します | 騙しません |
| Past polite | 騙しました | 騙しませんでした |
| Past | 騙した | 騙さなかった |
| Te-form | 騙して | 騙さないで |
| Desire | 騙したい | 騙したくない |
| Potential | 騙せる | 騙せない |
| Passive | 騙される | 騙されない |
| Causative | 騙させる | 騙させない |
| Causative passive | 騙させられる | 騙させられない |
| Volitional | 騙そう | |
| Polite volitional | 騙しましょう | |
| Imperative | 騙せ | 騙すな |
| Conditional | 騙せば | 騙さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 騙したら | 騙さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
trick; deceive; cheat; swindle
The main meaning: to make someone believe something false, often for gain or advantage. It is transitive, typically 人を騙す or 人をだまして金を取る.
彼は客を騙して高い商品を買わせた。
He tricked customers into buying expensive products.
Be careful not to be deceived by strangers.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
coax; soothe; calm by distracting
A softer use meaning to pacify or coax someone, often a child, by distracting them or gently leading them along. It can still imply a small trick, so なだめる is more direct for simply calming someone.
I calmed the crying child by distracting them with sweets.
My mother soothed the baby with a toy and finally got it to sleep.
He tricked the old man out of a large sum of money.
She was deceived by a con artist.
This trick art fools the eye.
The mother calmed her crying child by distracting him.
Just trust me and try eating it once.
騙す is the general, sometimes serious word for deceiving someone, while 担ぐ is casual and often implies a light-hearted or teasing trick.
騙す focuses on tricking a specific victim for gain, while 偽る emphasizes the act of falsifying or pretending itself, even without a victim.
騙す is the general verb for deceiving or tricking someone, while 取り込む in this sense specifically implies swindling someone out of money or goods.
騙す is the general verb for deceiving someone, while 嵌める specifically suggests luring them into a disadvantageous trap or scheme.
trompe l'oeil; optical illusion painting
black-striped mussel (Mytilopsis sallei)
Rare kanji form; mainly useful for recognition rather than active use.