noun
deceiving; cheating; fooling
Nominal form of 騙す, used in compounds like 騙し絵 (trompe-l'œil) or 騙し討ち (surprise attack). Can also appear as a standalone noun in contexts like magic tricks or scams.
彼の手品は巧妙な騙しの連続だった。
His magic tricks were a series of clever deceptions.
騙しのテクニックを使った詐欺が増えている。
Scams using deception techniques are on the rise.
Nominalized form of the verb 騙す (damasu, 'to deceive'). The kanji 騙 is composed of 馬 (horse) and 扁 (flat), but the character's origin as 'to deceive' is uncertain.