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Dictionary: “誤魔化す”

誤魔化す

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

誤
On
ご
Kun
あやま.る;-あやま.る
Stroke count
14

・mistake

・err

・do wrong

・mislead

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魔
On
ま
Kun
—
Stroke count
21

・witch

・demon

・evil spirit

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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

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to falsify;to misrepresent;to lie about;to tamper with;to fiddle;to doctor;to cook

誤魔化す

ごまかす

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to evade (a question, taxes, etc.);to dodge;to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.);to smooth over;to get one's way out of (a difficult situation);to explain away

誤魔化す

ごまかす

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to embezzle;to pocket