漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)13 strokesRadical
On
Kun
いつわ.る
Meaning
to deceive with words

Origin

ORIGIN

Word 言 with 危, danger, as phonetic: to twist words falsely.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 詭弁きべん

    sophistry

  • 詭計きけい

    a ruse

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

詭弁で言い逃れる。

They talk their way out with sophistry.

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