How to say 'Fraud' in Japanese | 詐欺

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The Japanese word for Fraud is 'Sagi', written as 詐欺 in Japanese.'Fraud' in hiragana is さぎ.

word

詐欺

Meaning

Fraud

Reading

さぎ

sagi

Kanji

詐Lie, Swindle 欺Deceit, Deceive

Explanation

The Japanese noun '詐欺 (さぎ)' means 'fraud'. It refers to the act of deceiving someone for personal gain, often involving money or property. This word is commonly used in legal, financial, and everyday contexts to describe scams, swindles, or dishonest schemes. For example: He was arrested for fraud「彼は詐欺で逮捕された」(かれはさぎでたいほされた). This is a classic case of fraud「これは典型的な詐欺です」(これはてんけいてきなさぎです). The term can also be used in compound words, such as '詐欺師 (さぎし)' (fraudster or con artist).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5867

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 詐欺

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

詐

Meaning

Lie, Swindle

kanji

欺

Meaning

Deceit, Deceive

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