What does ごまかす mean?
ごまかす is a Japanese verb meaning “to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent” in English. It can also be translated as “to falsify, to evade (a question, taxes, etc.), to embezzle” depending on context. It is written as ごまかす in hiragana, and gomakasu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentences
そんな手で私の目をごまかそうとしても無駄だ。
You can't fool me with a trick like that.
彼らは税金を逃れるために帳じりをごまかした。
They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.
彼はそのことを笑ってごまかした。
He laughed the matter away.