# 欺 — Deceit

Frequency rank 1357 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 縦 (Vertical), less common than 肝 (Liver).

- On’yomi: ぎ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 欠 Lack (Kangxi 76)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Lack of virtue on the left, hidden under a tent on the right — someone hiding their lack of honesty under a tent is practicing deceit.

In words:

- 欺く あざむく — to deceive
- 詐欺 さぎ — fraud;swindle

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