How to say "deception" in Japanese

• 欺瞞ぎまんCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers deception as deceit: deliberate misleading viewed as a serious wrong, typically the deceit of public figures or institutions toward those who trust them.
• インチキCommon
  noun, na-adjectiveCovers deception as cheating, fraud, or trickery: dishonest maneuvers to gain an unfair advantage, such as cheating in a game or exam or running a shady scheme.
  彼女かのじょは例れいの金かねのインチキ証券しょうけん商法しょうほうに引ひっかかり持ち金もちがねのほとんどを失うしなってしまった。↗

  She was taken in by that fake gold certificate scandal and lost most of her money.

Choose 欺瞞 for deception as serious deceit — deliberately misleading people, as politicians or institutions may do — and 「インチキ」 for deception as cheating, fraud, or trickery in games, exams, or business.

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• 欺瞞ぎまんdeception
• いんちきcheating
• まやかしdeception
• 欺騙きへんdeception
• 瞞着まんちゃくdeception
• 欺罔きもうdeception
• 人騙しひとだましdeception
• ごまかしcheating
• たらしseduction
• がせfake