欺 means “deceive, cheat”

ぎ · gi

Also: deceit, delude

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あざむく

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ギ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

A mouth gaping wide (欠) beside 其: picture a smooth talker, all open mouth and empty promises. 欺く is to deceive, as in the saying 敵を欺くにはまず味方から, to fool the enemy, first fool your friends, and it is the 欺 in 詐欺, fraud.

Used in 詐欺 (sagi, fraud/scam), 欺く (azamuku, to deceive), and 欺瞞 (giman, deception)

More from Thieves & Swindlers

• 殴 hit
• 窃 steal
• 賊 bandit
• 賂 bribe
• 拉 abduct
• 偽 fake
• 唆 suggest
• 賄 bribe
• 謀 plot
• 虐 cruelty
• 拐 kidnap
• 詐 fraud

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