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EntryCommonJLPT N1

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

    to deceive; to cheat; to swindle

    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. to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. 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

    Usually written using kana alone

  4. to embezzle; to pocket

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 誤摩化す【ごまかす】、胡麻化す【ごまかす】

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Characters in this word

3
誤
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

Kun
あやま.る-あやま.る
On
ゴ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1150 of 2500
Radical
言 speech
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

言口ハ
Words starting with 誤Words ending in 誤Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-7-7, 1-7-8SKIP code
7a7.2The Kanji Dictionary
0668.1Four corner code
3061deroo
8aa4Unicode hex code
1-24-77JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4372Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5626New Nelson (John Haig)
1542New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1945Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1039Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1403Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1899Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2048Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1129A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
602Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35546PMorohashi
857A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
906Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
928Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
779sakade
904Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
868henshall3
972Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
949Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1686Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1917Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu4Pinyin reading
oKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level
魔
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

witch, demon, evil spirit

On
マ
Strokes
21
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1514 of 2500
Radical
鬼 ghost
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

鬼田木儿匕广麻厶
Words starting with 魔Words ending in 魔Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-18, 3-11-10SKIP code
3q18.2The Kanji Dictionary
0021.3Four corner code
557deroo
9b54Unicode hex code
1-43-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5398Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6843New Nelson (John Haig)
3187New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3953Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2035Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2747Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2022Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2178Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1326A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2961Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1546Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45906PMorohashi
1832A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1528Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1629Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1919Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1942Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1418Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1929Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2041Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo2Pinyin reading
maKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level
化
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
ば.けるば.かすふ.けるけ.する
On
カケ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
89 of 2500
Radical
匕 spoon
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

化匕
Words starting with 化Words ending in 化Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-2SKIP code
2a2.6The Kanji Dictionary
2421.0, 2121.0Four corner code
2156deroo
5316Unicode hex code
1-18-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
350Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
580New Nelson (John Haig)
21New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
22Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1008Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1083Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
100A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
56Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
76Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2572XMorohashi
238A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
254Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
254Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
163sakade
378Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
258henshall3
242Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
104crowley
414Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.19busy_people
55Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1017Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua4Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level