How to say "cheat" in Japanese

• 騙すだますJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers cheating as tricking or deceiving a person, often to swindle them out of money or trust. Typical when a trickster or swindler deliberately takes someone in for gain.
  私は彼女かのじょの約束やくそくにだまされた。↗

  I was taken in by her promise.
• ごまかすJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbAlso means to deceive or cheat, but with a nuance of fudging or misrepresenting things — glossing over, evading, or passing something off as better than it is. Usually written in kana alone.
  そんな手てで私の目めをごまかそうとしても無駄むだだ。↗

  You can't fool me with a trick like that.

Both translate 'cheat' when it means deceiving or swindling someone: choose 「騙す」 for outright tricking a person, and 「ごまかす」 when the deception fudges or misrepresents details to dodge scrutiny.

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• 騙すだますto trick
• ごまかすto deceive
• せしめるto cheat (someone out of)
• まやかすto cheat
• いかさま師いかさましcheat
• 二股をかけるふたまたをかけるto cheat (in a romantic relationship)
• サマ師サマしcheat
• ダウトI doubt it (card game)
• たぶらかすto trick
• だまくらかすto trick
• 一杯食わすいっぱいくわすto play a trick on
• 一杯食わせるいっぱいくわせるto play a trick on
• だまかすto trick
• 裏技うらわざsecret trick
• パクるto filch
• 詐欺るさぎるto scam
• 引っ掛けるひっかけるto cheat
• ずるcunning person
• かすめるto deceive
• 食わせ物くわせものimpostor
• 倒すたおすto leave unpaid
• 食わすくわすto deceive
• 食わせるくわせるto deceive