欺あざむく

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欺く · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	欺あざむく	欺あざむかない
Polite	欺あざむきます	欺あざむきません
Past polite	欺あざむきました	欺あざむきませんでした
Past	欺あざむいた	欺あざむかなかった
Te-form	欺あざむいて	欺あざむかないで
Desire	欺あざむきたい	欺あざむきたくない
Potential	欺あざむける	欺あざむけない
Passive	欺あざむかれる	欺あざむかれない
Causative	欺あざむかせる	欺あざむかせない
Causative passive	欺あざむかせられるalso 欺あざむかされる	欺あざむかせられないalso 欺あざむかされない
Volitional	欺あざむこう
Polite volitional	欺あざむきましょう
Imperative	欺あざむけ	欺あざむくな
Conditional	欺あざむけば	欺あざむかなければ
Tara conditional	欺あざむいたら	欺あざむかなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

deceive; trick; fool

General term for intentionally misleading someone, often with a nuance of betrayal or clever manipulation.

彼かれは巧たくみな話わ術じゅつで相あい手てを欺あざむいた。
He deceived his opponent with skillful rhetoric.
見みかけに欺あざむかれてはいけない。
Don't be fooled by appearances.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

be as ... as ...

Literary or rhetorical pattern 「Aを欺くB」 meaning B is so extreme it rivals or surpasses A (e.g., 'a beauty to rival a flower'). Rare in modern everyday speech.

彼かの女じょは花はなを欺あざむく美うつくしさだ。
She has a beauty that rivals a flower.
その白しろさは雪ゆきを欺あざむくほどだった。
Its whiteness was such that it rivaled snow.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を欺あざむくto deceive someone
彼かれは巧こう妙みょうな話わ術じゅつで人ひと々びとを欺あざむいた。
He deceived people with his clever storytelling.
〈人ひと〉の目めを欺あざむくto fool someone's eyes; to evade someone's detection
敵てきの目めを欺あざむくために変へん装そうした。
He disguised himself to fool the enemy's eyes.
世せ間けんを欺あざむくto deceive the public
その会かい社しゃは偽にせのデータで世せ間けんを欺あざむいていた。
The company was deceiving the public with fake data.

Expressions

雪ゆきを欺あざむくbe as white as snow; be snow-white
花はなを欺あざむく美び人じんwoman as pretty as a flower
敵てきを欺あざむくにはまず味み方かたからto deceive the enemy, first deceive your allies

Kanji

欺deceit, cheat, delude

Related words· 6

騙だますN3sense 1
欺く is more literary/formal and often implies calculated betrayal, while 騙す is the common everyday word for deceiving or cheating someone.
たぶらかす sense 1
欺く suggests a clever, often serious deception, while たぶらかす suggests luring someone into being fooled with sweet words or flattery.
偽いつわる sense 1
欺く focuses on misleading a person, while 偽る focuses on falsifying facts, one's identity, or feelings.
してやる
欺く is a more formal, literary word for deceiving someone, while してやる (in this sense) is casual and often carries a triumphant, gloating nuance.

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惑まどわすN1
欺く means to deliberately deceive or trick someone, whereas 惑わす can involve either deliberate deception or confusion caused by conflicting information or temptation.
図はかるN1
欺く focuses purely on deceiving someone, whereas 図る in this sense implies deceiving as part of a broader scheme or plan.

Don't confuse with

嘲あざけるN1
欺く means to deceive someone, while 嘲る (あざける), despite sounding similar, means to mock or ridicule someone.

Word family

欺あざむき惑まどわす
deceive and lead astray; beguile and mislead

Written forms

欺あざむくUsage74%
Standard kanji spelling; the only kanji form.
あざむくUsage26%

Etymology

The kanji 欺 is composed of 其 (winnowing basket, here used phonetically) and 欠 (lack, yawn), suggesting a lack of sincerity or deception. The reading あざむく is of native Japanese origin, with uncertain derivation.