How to say "graft" in Japanese

• 詐欺さぎJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers graft in the sense of fraud or swindling — obtaining money by deception, as in scams and con tricks. It does not suggest corruption in public office; for that use 汚職.
  私の知しる限かぎり、彼かれはその詐欺さぎの企たくらみには関与かんよしていません。↗

  To my knowledge, he has not been involved in the fraud scheme.
• 汚職おしょくCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe word for graft in the sense of corruption in public office: a government employee abusing a position for personal gain, typically through bribery. Choose this for official bribery scandals.
  そのプロジェクトの責任者せきにんしゃであったジェイソンが、汚職おしょくに手てを染そめた理由りゆうで解任かいにんされた。↗

  Jason, who was in charge of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
• 汚濁おだくCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbPrimarily means pollution or contamination of water or air; 'corruption' and 'graft' are secondary, figurative senses. For bribery or official wrongdoing, 汚職 is the word, not this one.

For graft as fraud or swindling use 詐欺; for graft as corruption by officials, especially bribery, use 汚職; 汚濁 mainly means pollution, and its graft sense is marginal.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 詐欺さぎfraud
• 汚職おしょくcorruption (esp. by a government employee)
• 汚濁おだくpollution
• 移植片いしょくへんgraft
• 接ぎ穂つぎほscion
• 接ぐつぐto graft (onto a tree)
• 三水さんずいcorruption