欺く

欺く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
欺
あざむ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Verb

欺く (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana あざむく, rōmaji azamuku)

1. trick, deceive

   国民 (こくみん)を欺 (あざむ)く

   kokumin o azamuku

   decieve the people

2. as ... as ... (e.g. as heavy as a boulder)

   その人 (ひと)はトラックをも欺 (あざむ)く重 (おも)さだ。

   Sono hito wa torakku o mo azamuku omosa da.

   That person is as heavy as a truck.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "欺く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	欺か	あざむか	azamuka
Continuative (連用形)	欺き	あざむき	azamuki
Terminal (終止形)	欺く	あざむく	azamuku
Attributive (連体形)	欺く	あざむく	azamuku
Hypothetical (仮定形)	欺け	あざむけ	azamuke
Imperative (命令形)	欺け	あざむけ	azamuke
Key constructions
Passive	欺かれる	あざむかれる	azamukareru
Causative	欺かせる 欺かす	あざむかせる あざむかす	azamukaseru azamukasu
Potential	欺ける	あざむける	azamukeru
Volitional	欺こう	あざむこう	azamukō
Negative	欺かない	あざむかない	azamukanai
Negative continuative	欺かず	あざむかず	azamukazu
Formal	欺きます	あざむきます	azamukimasu
Perfective	欺いた	あざむいた	azamuita
Conjunctive	欺いて	あざむいて	azamuite
Hypothetical conditional	欺けば	あざむけば	azamukeba

Synonyms

• (trick): 騙 (だま)す (damasu)