Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 誤魔化し(ごまかし) in Japanese

誤魔化し, 胡麻化し
Kana Reading
ごまかし
Romaji
gomakashi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
    Example sentence
    手品師はごまかしを使う。 Magicians use deception.

Examples of 誤魔化し, 胡麻化し, ごまかし in a sentence

Kanji in this word

胡 JLPT 1

9 strokes

barbarian, foreign

On'Yomi: ウ, コ, ゴ

Kun'Yomi: なんぞ

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魔 JLPT 1

21 strokes

witch, demon, evil spirit

On'Yomi: マ

Kun'Yomi:

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誤 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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麻 JLPT 1

11 strokes

hemp, flax

On'Yomi: マ, マア

Kun'Yomi: あさ

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化 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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