Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “胡麻化す”

胡麻化す

ごまかす

to deceive; to cheat; to swindle

Example sentence

You can't fool me with a trick like that.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

胡

On: う;こ;ご
Kun: なんぞ
Stroke count: 9

・barbarian

・foreign

麻

On: ま;まあ
Kun: あさ
Stroke count: 11

・hemp

・flax

・numb

化

On: か;け
Kun: ば.ける;ば.かす;ふ.ける;け.する
Stroke count: 4

・change

・take the form of

・influence

・enchant

・delude

・-ization