詐欺師

詐欺師

Japanese

Kanji in this term
詐	欺	師
さ Grade: S	ぎ Grade: S	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From 詐 (さ)欺 (ぎ) (sagi, “swindling”) + 師 (し) (shi, “master”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) さぎ​し [sàgíꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sa̠ɡʲiɕi]

Noun

詐欺師 (hiragana さぎし, rōmaji sagishi)

1. swindler, con man

Synonyms

• ペテン師 (し) (petenshi)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN