I Love Kanji欺く (azamuku)
欺く (あざむく, azamuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to deceive; to delude”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- あざむく
- Romaji
- azamuku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool · godan verb, transitive
- to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose") · godan verb, transitive · in form Ａを欺くＢ
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 欺く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 欺く | あざむく azamuku |
| Polite (~masu) | 欺きます | あざむきます azamukimasu |
| Negative | 欺かない | あざむかない azamukanai |
| Polite negative | 欺きません | あざむきません azamukimasen |
| Past | 欺いた | あざむいた azamuita |
| Polite past | 欺きました | あざむきました azamukimashita |
| Negative past | 欺かなかった | あざむかなかった azamukanakatta |
| Te-form | 欺いて | あざむいて azamuite |
| Potential | 欺ける | あざむける azamukeru |
| Passive | 欺かれる | あざむかれる azamukareru |
| Causative | 欺かせる | あざむかせる azamukaseru |
| Volitional | 欺こう | あざむこう azamukou |
| Imperative | 欺け | あざむけ azamuke |
| Conditional (~ba) | 欺けば | あざむけば azamukeba |
Kanji in 欺く
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 欺く.
Source: JMdict entry 1225420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.