What does インチキ in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word インチキ in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use インチキ in Japanese.

The word インチキ in Japanese means いんちき、いかさま, いんちき、いかさま, 詐欺, いんちき、虚報、作り話, いんちき、でたらめ, 詐欺、いかさま、ペテン、ごまかし、いんちき, 子供だまし、いんちき、ごまかし, いんちき[いかさま]治療[療法], (専門家になりすました)いんちき[いかさま]行為、なりすまし, 不正、いんちき、詐欺. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word インチキ

いんちき、いかさま

(fraudulent expertise)

いんちき、いかさま

(fraud, quackery)

詐欺

(instance of deceiving)

Jeremy couldn't believe he had fallen for such an obvious deception.

いんちき、虚報、作り話

(spurious story)

His claim to the throne was proved to be a fake.

いんちき、でたらめ

(informal (nonsense, sth silly)

Every time Janice tells a story, it's just a bunch of hokum.

詐欺、いかさま、ペテン、ごまかし、いんちき

(slang (deceit, fraud)

His story about what happened last night is nothing but humbug.

子供だまし、いんちき、ごまかし

(figurative, slang (trickery, deceitful behaviour)

One had to be careful when dealing with the hawkers in the market, who were famous for their monkey business.

いんちき[いかさま]治療[療法]

(slang (posing as a doctor)

(専門家になりすました)いんちき[いかさま]行為、なりすまし

(slang (fake expertise)

不正、いんちき、詐欺

(deceit)

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