欺 Deceit

Radical Combination

• 其

  Crab
• 欠

  Lack

Meaning

Primary

Deceit

Mnemonic

A crab will try to hide what it lacks with deceit. Lying, stealing, faking things—no type of deceit is too much for a crab.

Hints

Covering things up with deceit is pretty much the worst thing you can do, so don't be like this crab.

Readings

On’yomi

ぎ

Kun’yomi

あざむ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Deceit can only take you so far, and soon the crab is caught, tried for its crimes and coverups, and sentenced to death via guillotine (ぎ).

Hints

Picture the crab with its head, er, front half? Whatever, it's in the guillotine and it's screaming, "You've been deceived! I never deceived anyone, you're all sheep!"