JLPT N3 · Hiragana verbs

ごまかす

cheat; gloss over

Stroke order of ごまかす

4 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ご · 4 strokes ま · 3 strokes か · 3 strokes す · 2 strokes

Memory trick

GOMAKASU — 'go, ma, cuss': Mom goes cuss-ing while you gloss over the truth.

Parts: godan verb; fudge, deceive

The characters in ごまかす

ごご — go (4 strokes)
まま — ma (3 strokes)
かか — ka (3 strokes)
すす — su (2 strokes)

Example sentence

年をごまかしてはいけない。

としをごまかしてはいけない。

You must not lie about your age.

More words: Hiragana verbs

さぼるskip (work); slack off ためらうhesitate うなずくnod ささやくwhisper ばれるbe found out ずれるslip; be out of line しゃべるchat; talk くたびれるget tired; wear out いじめるbully からかうtease ふざけるjoke around あきれるbe amazed; be fed up ぶつけるbump; hit ぶつかるcollide こぼすspill; complain

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