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騙す (だます, damasu) Japanese meaning: trick | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 騙す · godan verb (-su)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 騙だま す 騙だま さない Polite 騙だま します 騙だま しません Past polite 騙だま しました 騙だま しませんでした Past 騙だま した 騙だま さなかった Te-form 騙だま して 騙だま さないで Desire 騙だま したい 騙だま したくない Potential 騙だま せる 騙だま せない Passive 騙だま される 騙だま されない Causative 騙だま させる 騙だま させない Causative passive 騙だま させられる 騙だま させられない Volitional 騙だま そう Polite volitional 騙だま しましょう Imperative 騙だま せ 騙だま すな Conditional 騙だま せば 騙だま さなければ Tara conditional 騙だま したら 騙だま さなかったら
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He tricked customers into buying expensive products.
Be careful not to be deceived by strangers.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 騙だま して 〈 物もの 〉 を 奪うば う to deceive someone into giving up something
He tricked the old man out of a large sum of money.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 騙だま される to be deceived or tricked by someone
She was deceived by a con artist.
目め を 騙だま す to trick the eye (as in an optical illusion)
This trick art fools the eye.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 騙だま して 泣な き 止や ませる to calm a crying child by distracting them
The mother calmed her crying child by distracting him.
騙だま されたと 思おも って 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to just trust someone and try something
Just trust me and try eating it once.
Expressions だましだまし coaxingly; by hook or by crook; carefully nursing along Related words· 11 欺く means the same as 騙す but sounds more formal or literary, while 騙す is the everyday word for tricking someone.
誤魔化す focuses on covering up the truth or fudging details, whereas 騙す implies actively making someone believe a falsehood for gain.
なだめる means to calm or soothe someone directly, while 騙す in its softer sense implies coaxing them along with a small trick or distraction.
騙す means to deceive or trick someone for gain, while 裏切る focuses on breaking trust or loyalty rather than active deception.
Show 7 more 騙す is the plain verb for deceiving someone, while 乗せる in this sense is a more colloquial, playful way of saying 'take someone for a ride'.
だます is the general, neutral verb for 'to deceive', while してやる in this sense often implies triumphantly outsmarting someone in a specific rivalry or contest.
騙す is the direct, neutral verb for deceiving someone, while 引っ掛ける in this sense implies snaring or trapping someone through a trick.
Word family· 8 deceiving; cheating; fooling
deception; scam; tricking people
nekodamashi; hand-clapping feint in sumo
trompe l'oeil; optical illusion painting
Written forms 騙だま す Usage 50%
Standard kanji spelling for the verb meaning to deceive or trick.
だます Usage 48%
Kana spelling is also practical in everyday writing, especially when avoiding the heavy impression of the kanji.
欺だま す Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; more often read and written as 欺く for a related verb.
瞞だま す Usage
Etymology The historical derivation of だます is uncertain. The kanji spellings 騙す, 欺す, and 瞞す are conventionally associated with deception; 騙す is the standard practical spelling.
騙す is the general, sometimes serious word for deceiving someone, while 担ぐ is casual and often implies a light-hearted or teasing trick.
騙す focuses on tricking a specific victim for gain, while 偽る emphasizes the act of falsifying or pretending itself, even without a victim.
騙す is the general verb for deceiving or tricking someone, while 取り込む in this sense specifically implies swindling someone out of money or goods.
騙す is the general verb for deceiving someone, while 嵌める specifically suggests luring them into a disadvantageous trap or scheme.
イガイダマシ
black-striped mussel (Mytilopsis sallei)
Show 3 more mutual deception; cheating each other
cheat each other; deceive one another
deceive; trick into; ensnare
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rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; mainly useful for recognition rather than active use.
