surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
An attack made by deceiving the opponent, often implying a breach of trust or unfair tactics. Used in both literal combat and figurative contexts like sports or business.
The enemy launched a sneak attack.
His method is practically foul play.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Full kanji spelling; 騙 is a common-use kanji but the mixed form is more frequent.
Compound of だまし (continuative form of だます, 'to deceive') and 討ち (continuative form of 討つ, 'to attack').