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騙る (かたる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

騙かたる

か

た

る

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

swindle; cheat; defraud

Used for obtaining money or valuables through deception. Often appears as 金を騙る or お金を騙る.

彼かれは高こう齢れい者しゃから金かねを騙かたり取とった。
He swindled money out of elderly people.
詐さ欺ぎ師しに大たい

金きん

を

騙かた

ら

れ

た

。

I was defrauded of a large sum by a con artist.

2

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

pretend to be; impersonate; falsify

Used for falsely claiming an identity, title, or status. Also covers forging documents or seals. Common patterns: ～を騙る, ～と騙る.

彼かれは医い者しゃを騙かたって診しん療りょうしていた。
He pretended to be a doctor and treated patients.
犯はん人にんは警けい察さつ官かんと騙かたって家うちに上あがり込こんだ。
The culprit impersonated a police officer and entered the house.

Written forms

騙かたるUsage26%
Standard kanji spelling.
かたるUsage74%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Kanji

騙deceive

Similar words

詐さ欺ぎ
詐欺 is a noun meaning fraud or scam, while 騙る is the verb for the act of swindling or impersonating.
偽いつわる
偽る means to lie or falsify in a broader sense (e.g., facts, age), whereas 騙る specifically involves deception for gain or impersonation.

Etymology

The kanji 騙 combines 馬 (horse) and 扁 (phonetic, also suggesting 'to lean'), originally meaning 'to mount a horse' and later extended to 'deceive'. The reading かたる is native Japanese, possibly related to 語る (to talk), implying smooth talk used in deception.