詐欺

さぎ

fraud, swindle

Also:saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it

What does 詐欺 mean?

詐欺 is a Japanese noun meaning fraud, swindle in English. It can also be translated as saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it depending on context. It is written as 詐欺 in kanji, さぎ in hiragana, and sagi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私の知る限り、彼はその詐欺の企みには関与していません。

To my knowledge, he has not been involved in the fraud scheme.