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いかさま Japanese meaning | Kotomora

いかさま

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さ

ま

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

fraud; cheating; fake

usually written using kana alone

Refers to dishonest schemes, rigged games, or counterfeit items. Often used in gambling or scam contexts.

See also: いんちき

あのカジノはイカサマだ。
That casino is rigged.
彼かれはイカサマ師しとして有

Written forms

いかさまUsage70%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 如何様 is rare and archaic.
イカサマUsage22%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common in informal writing and manga.
如何様いかさまUsage8%
Rare kanji spelling; mostly historical or literary.
いか

ゆう

名めい

だっ

た

。

He was famous as a swindler.

2

adverb, interjection

surely; absolutely; indeed

usually written using kana alone

Only with reading いかさま

Archaic emphatic adverb or interjection expressing strong affirmation. Restricted to the hiragana reading いかさま.

「いかさま、その通とおりでございます」と古ふるい小しょう説せつに書かいてある。
In an old novel it says, 'Indeed, that is exactly so.'

様さま

Kanji

如likeness, like, such as
何what
様Esq., way, manner

Similar words

いんちき
いんちき also means fraud or cheating, but is more colloquial and often used for small-scale tricks or rigged games.
詐さ欺ぎ
詐欺 is a formal legal term for fraud or swindling, while いかさま is more informal and can refer to any kind of cheating or fake.

Etymology

Derived from 如何 (いか, 'how') + 様 (さま, 'state/appearance'), originally meaning 'in what way' or 'how'. The shift to 'fraud' likely came from the idea of something being not what it seems. The archaic emphatic use is a direct extension of the original meaning.