noun

  1. fraud, swindle, graft, cheating, trick, scam.
  2. saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it, making promises without keeping them, flaking out. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
詐欺 さぎ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lie, falsehood, deceive
サ いつわ.る (Early High School, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
though, notwithstanding, while
サ サク -なが.ら (Kentei Pre-1)
deceit, cheat, delude
ギ あざむ.く (Late Jr. High, N1)
that
キ ゴ それ (Kentei Pre-1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い カン うま.い (Early Jr. High, N2)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)