Advanced Word of the Day – 欺く [to deceive; to trick; to fool]

[Apologies for misspelling “deceive” in the image; I before E except after C!]

欺く

verb | あざむく

MEANING: to deceive; to trick; to fool

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

忍者は、人を欺くのが仕事だ。

にんじゃは、ひとをあざむくのがしごとだ。
It is the ninja’s job to deceive people.

NOTES:

の nominalizes the 人を欺く

VOCABULARY:

忍者　【にんじゃ】 ninja
人【ひと】 people; person
仕事【しごと】 work

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