N12347/3019

あざむ

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool
  • to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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Example sentences

かれたくみな言葉ことば人々ひとびとあざむいた

He deceived people with clever words.

その詐欺師さぎしおおくの老人ろうじんあざむくこと成功せいこうした。

The con artist succeeded in deceiving many elderly people.

あざむくほど巧妙こうみょう偽造品ぎぞうひん市場しじょう出回でまわっている。

Sophisticated counterfeits that could fool the eye are circulating in the market.

彼女かのじょうつくしさはものあざむ、まるで女神めがみのようだとわれた。

Her beauty was said to deceive the eyes of all who saw her, as if she were a goddess.

いかなる手段しゅだんをもってしても、正義せいぎあざむけないかれしんじていた。

He believed that the eyes of justice could not be deceived by any means whatsoever.