Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 誤魔化す(ごまかす) in Japanese

誤魔化す, 誤摩化す, 胡麻化す, 誤魔かす, 胡魔化す
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ごまかす
Romaji
gomakasu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent; to cheat; to swindle; to tamper; to juggle; to manipulate
    Example sentence
    笑い誤魔化すと、亜美さんはさも不機嫌そうに眉を寄せた Ami frowned in a very un-amused way as I brushed her off with a laugh.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties)
    Example sentence
    彼ら税金逃れるために帳じりごまかした They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to varnish over; to gloss over
    Example sentence
    老婦人ごまかしてまきあげた。 He got money from the old woman by a trick.

Examples of 誤魔化す, 誤摩化す, 胡麻化す, 誤魔かす, 胡魔化す, ごまかす in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
誤魔化す
Plain Polite
誤魔化します
Negative
誤魔化さない
Negative Polite
誤魔化しません

Past

Plain
誤魔化した
Plain Polite
誤魔化しました
Negative
誤魔化さなかった
Negative Polite
誤魔化しませんでした

Te

Plain
誤魔化して
Plain Polite
誤魔化しまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
誤魔化される
Plain Polite
誤魔化されます
Negative
誤魔化されない
Negative Polite
誤魔化されません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

9 strokes

barbarian, foreign

On'Yomi: ウ, コ, ゴ

Kun'Yomi: なんぞ

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JLPT 1

21 strokes

witch, demon, evil spirit

On'Yomi: マ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

On'Yomi: マ

Kun'Yomi: ま.する, さ.する, す.る

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JLPT 3

14 strokes

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: あやま.る, -あやま.る

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JLPT 1

11 strokes

hemp, flax

On'Yomi: マ, マア

Kun'Yomi: あさ

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JLPT 3

4 strokes

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

On'Yomi: カ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する

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