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インチキ (inchiki) Japanese meaning: cheating | Kotomora
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売ばい
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That shop is running a fraudulent business.
Cheating on an exam is the worst.
Usage patterns インチキをする to cheat; to pull a trick
インチキがばれる for a fraud/trick to be exposed
His cheating was exposed, and everyone came to dislike him.
インチキを 働はたら く to commit a fraud
That company had been committing fraud in its dealings.
インチキな 〈 物もの 〉 a fake/bogus thing
He was selling bogus medicine at a high price.
Related words· 10 いかさま and インチキ both mean cheating or trickery, but いかさま leans toward rigged games or gambling while インチキ is a broader, everyday word for any kind of fraud or fakeness.
詐欺 is the formal, legal term for fraud or swindling, while インチキ is a casual word used for everyday cheating or shoddy fakes.
偽物 is a neutral noun for a counterfeit or imitation object, while インチキ (as an adjective) implies deliberate deception and carries a more scornful, colloquial tone.
でたらめ describes something random, nonsensical, or unreliable, whereas インチキ specifically implies intentional cheating or fakery.
Show 6 more ペテン refers to a con or swindle carried out by a con artist, while インチキ is a milder, more general word that can describe both scams and shoddy fakes.
インチキ is a broad, colloquial word for any kind of fraud or trickery, while チート is specifically the gaming term for using unauthorized advantages.
いんちき is a casual, often mildly humorous word for a trick or sham, whereas 騙し is a more neutral, general term for deception.
インチキ is a colloquial word for something fake or rigged, often about scams, while ずる is broader and often used for small, personal acts of cheating.
Written forms インチキ Usage 87%
Standard katakana spelling; no kanji form exists.
いんちき Usage 13%
Hiragana spelling, less common but still used.
Etymology The origin is uncertain, but it may be related to the word いかさま (cheating, fraud) or a sound-symbolic formation. The katakana spelling suggests a colloquial or slang origin.
インチキ is a casual, often exasperated word for cheating or fakery, while ごまかし is a more neutral term covering any kind of deception or fudging.
いんちき is a casual, everyday word for cheating or a fake, whereas 細工 (negative sense) sounds more deliberate and technical, like rigging a mechanism or document.
