ごまかす

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Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to deceive, to cheat, to swindle
    word usually written using kana alone

    • そんな手で私の目をごまかそうとしても無駄だ。
      You can't fool me with a trick like that.

  2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to fiddle, to doctor, to cook
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 彼らは税金を逃れるために帳じりをごまかした。
      They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.

  3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to evade (a question, taxes, etc.), to dodge, to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to smooth over, to get one's way out of (a difficult situation), to explain away
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 彼はそのことを笑ってごまかした。
      He laughed the matter away.

  4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to embezzle, to pocket
    word usually written using kana alone