# 詐 — deceive; swindle

詐 means “deceive; swindle”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: サ (sa). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: deceive; swindle
- On'yomi: サ (sa)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Law & order 3

## How to remember 詐

Parts: 言 say; words · 乍 saw

## Don't confuse it with

[昨](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/yesterday/) · [誠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sincerity/) · [酢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vinegar/)

## More in the “Law & order 3” set

[拘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/detain/) · [拐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abduct/) · [詐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deceive/) · [獄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/prison/) · [欺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cheat/) · [款](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/section-of-a-text/) · [偵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scout/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deceive/. Last updated 2026-11-01.