欺く
あざむく
verb (godan)
to deceive, to trick
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 欺く | 欺かない |
| Present polite | 欺きます | 欺きません |
| Past | 欺いた | 欺かなかった |
| Past polite | 欺きました | 欺きませんでした |
| て form | 欺いて | 欺かなくて |
| ている present | 欺いている | 欺いていない |
| ている polite | 欺いています | 欺いていません |
| ている past | 欺いていた | 欺いていなかった |
| ている past polite | 欺いていました | 欺いていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 欺けば | 欺かなければ |
| Conditional たら | 欺いたら | 欺かなかったら |
| Volitional | 欺こう | — |
| Volitional polite | 欺きましょう | — |
| Potential | 欺ける | 欺けない |
| Passive | 欺かれる | 欺かれない |
| Causative | 欺かせる | 欺かせない |
| Imperative | 欺け | 欺くな |
1.
to deceive, to trick, to fool, to delude
To deliberately mislead someone by lies, disguise, or manipulation. A literary or formal word for deception, carrying a stronger moral weight than casual words like だます.
Godan verb (五段動詞), く row.
- Negative: 欺かない
- Polite: 欺きます
- Te-form: 欺いて
- Past: 欺いた
Transitivity
Transitive (他動詞).
Usage
A literary and somewhat formal word. In everyday conversation, だます or 騙す is more common. 欺く appears frequently in novels, news, and formal speech. It often implies a moral judgment against the deceiver.
Common collocations
- 人を欺く: to deceive people
- 世間を欺く: to deceive the world/public
- 目を欺く: to fool the eye, to deceive
- 自分を欺く: to deceive oneself
Similar words
Related Words
Synonym:
偽る (to deceive, falsify)
Compare:
騙す (to trick, to deceive)
Compare:
誤魔化す (to fudge, to cover up)