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誤魔化す

誤魔化す

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6

Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 胡魔化す

Verb

誤魔化す (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ごまかす, romaji gomakasu)

  1. to cheat or deceive
  2. to lie
  3. to evade a question or deflect attention; to gloss over a mistake; to fudge; to bullshit
  4. to embezzle
  5. to defraud or swindle

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0