欺罔きもう

also: きぼう · ぎもう

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Formal, literary term for deliberate deception or fraud. Often used in legal or historical contexts. The する form means 'to deceive' or 'to defraud'.

彼かれは欺罔きもうの罪つみで起き訴そされた。
He was indicted for fraud.
その契けい

約やく

は

欺罔きもう

に

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て

無む

効こう

と

さ

れ

た

。

The contract was voided due to deception.

Written forms

欺罔Usage100%
- きもう
  Literary kanji compound; the reading きもう is standard. The variant きぼう is also used, and ぎもう is obsolete.
- きぼう
  Alternate reading for the same kanji form; less common than きもう.
- ぎもう
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana usage; marked as out-dated.
きぼう
ぎもう
out-dated reading

Kanji

欺deceit, cheat, delude
罔net

Similar words

詐さ欺ぎ
詐欺 is the common word for fraud or swindling, used in everyday and legal contexts. 欺罔 is a much rarer, literary synonym.
欺あざむく
欺く is the common verb meaning 'to deceive'. 欺罔 is a formal noun/suru-verb counterpart, rarely used in speech.

Etymology

Compound of 欺 (deceive) and 罔 (net, deceive). A Sino-Japanese word (kango) with a literary flavor. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used in formal writing for deception and fraud.