Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “誤魔化す”

誤魔化す

ごまかす

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

Example sentence

They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.

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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