騙す・欺す・瞞す|だますdamasu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
騙す騙す（だます） is the most common and standard written form; use it when choosing a kanji-and-kana spelling.
欺す欺す is a rarely used kanji-and-kana variant of 騙す; learners should not choose it as their default written form.
瞞す瞞す is a rarely used kanji-and-kana variant of 騙す; learners should not choose it as their default written form.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto trick; to cheat; to deceive; to swindle; to dupe
- godan verb, transitive verbto coax; to wheedle; to soothe; to calm
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 騙す（だます） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 騙します（だまします） |
| Negative (nai) | 騙さない（だまさない） |
| polite (masen) | 騙しません（だましません） |
| classical zu / nu | 騙さず・騙さぬ（だまさず・だまさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 騙した（だました） |
| polite (mashita) | 騙しました（だましました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 騙さなかった（だまさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 騙しませんでした（だましませんでした） |
| Te form | 騙して（だまして） |
| Potential | 騙せる（だませる） |
| Passive | 騙される（だまされる） |
| Causative | 騙させる（だまさせる） |
| Causative passive | 騙させられる（だまさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 騙せば（だませば） |
| tara | 騙したら（だましたら） |
| Volitional | 騙そう（だまそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 騙しましょう（だましましょう） |
| Imperative | 騙せ（だませ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym偽るいつわるWrittenWritten style: to lie, pretend, or impersonate, as in 「年齢を偽る」. The emphasis is on concealing the truth, whereas 「騙す」 is about making the other person fall for it.
- SynonymごまかすNeutralTo cover up or gloss over something, as in 「年齢をごまかす」 or 「笑ってごまかす」; the emphasis is on evading and smoothing over, not on tricking someone outright.
- Synonym欺瞞ぎまんWrittenWritten noun for deceit, as in 「自己欺瞞」; mostly in abstract commentary.
- Synonym欺くあざむくWrittenWritten style: to deceive or hoodwink, as in 「敵を欺く」; also in figurative uses like 「昼を欺く明るさ」.
- Synonym引っ掛けるひっかけるCasualColloquial: to set a trap and take someone in, as in 「人を引っ掛ける」; also means to hang or throw on clothes. 「騙す」 is the more general word.
- Synonym担ぐかつぐCasualColloquial: to fool or tease someone as a joke, as in 「人を担ぐ」; also means to carry on the shoulder.
- Synonym乗せるのせるNeutralTo coax someone into going along; mostly as the set phrase 「口車に乗せる」.
- Synonym騙し込むだましこむNeutralTo skillfully trick or lure someone in, as in 「老人を騙し込む」; the deception runs deeper than with 「騙す」.
- SynonymまやかすCasualColloquial and old-fashioned: to fool or deceive. Rarely used.
- Synonym騙るかたるWrittenWritten style: to swindle something out of someone or pass oneself off as another, as in 「名を騙る」; often used of fraud.
- Synonym欺罔きもうFormalFormal term for deception, mostly in legal documents; not used in everyday speech.
- SynonymだまくらかすCasualColloquial, emphatic version of 「騙す」 with a playful, teasing flavor.
- SynonymだまかすCasualColloquial variant of 「騙す」; rarely used.
- SynonymたぶらかすWrittenWritten style: to beguile or lead someone astray, as in 「狐が人を誑かす」; carries a bewitching nuance.
- SynonymたらすCasualColloquial: to coax or seduce someone with sweet talk; rarely used.
- SynonymたらしこむNeutralTo win someone over or seduce them with smooth talk, as in 「女をたらし込む」; derogatory.
- SynonymたばかるWrittenUsually means to plan or work toward something, as in 「解決を図る」; written as 「謀る」 it can mean plotting to deceive; that use is more literary, while 「騙す」 is more direct.
- Synonym賺すすかすNeutralTo coax or soothe someone, as in 「なだめすかす」; the emphasis is on humoring them, not actually deceiving.
- Synonym瞞着まんちゃくFormalFormal term for keeping the truth hidden from someone; mostly written and rare.
- SynonymいかさまNeutralNoun for cheating or a rigged trick, as in 「いかさま師」; mostly in gambling contexts.
- SynonymかもるCasualColloquial: to treat someone as an easy mark and fleece them; has a vulgar flavor.
- Antonym正直に話すNeutralAntonym: to tell the truth, the opposite of 「騙す」.
Default: 「騙す」 for making someone fall for a trick. Use 「ごまかす」 to cover up or gloss over, 「偽る」 to lie or impersonate, 「欺く」 in written prose, 「引っ掛ける」 to set a trap, and 「担ぐ」 to fool someone in jest. 「騙し込む」 is stronger; 「騙くらかす」 and 「騙かす」 are colloquial variants; 「誑かす」, 「誑す」 and 「たらし込む」 suggest seduction; 「謀る」 is for plotting; 「賺す」 is coaxing rather than deceiving. Nouns 「欺罔」, 「欺瞞」 and 「瞞着」 are formal or written; 「如何様」 is gambling fraud; 「鴨る」 is slang for fleecing. The antonym is 「正直に話す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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