Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool.
  2. to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose"). In form Aを欺くB.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
欺く あざむく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

deceit, cheat, delude
ギ あざむ.く (8th, N1)
that
キ ゴ それ (Kentei Pre-1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い カン うま.い (7th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)