cunning, sly, crafty, miserly, mean, stingy

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コウキョウ

Kun

ずる.いこす.いわるがしこ.い

Dictionary

Common Words

ズルイ狡い~い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #3790
1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

Examples
狐は他のどんな動物よりもずるいということだ。
It is said that the fox is more cunning than any other animal.
2

こすい only

miserly; mean; stingy

ズルNounUsually kanaFreq #7346
1

foul play; cheating

2

cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

狡猾うかつNoun~な Adj.Freq #12546
1

sly; cunning; crafty

Examples
それだけ北朝鮮は(中国も)狡猾なんです。
That's just how cunning North Korea is (and China, too).
ずる賢い狡賢いるがしこ~い Adj.Freq #38511
1

devious; cunning; sly; crafty

Examples
彼はとてもずる賢いので私は嫌いだ。
I don't like him because he is sly as a fox.
ズル休みずる休みるやすみ狡休みNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #65322
1

skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky

Examples
「ああ・・・ちょっと、体調が優れなくて」「そうなんだ。大丈夫か?」「うふふ。実はズル休みなんです」
"Ah ... I'm just not feeling so well" "Really? Are you OK?" "Heh-heh. Actually I'm playing hooky."
狡知狡智うちNounFreq #85052
1

craft; cunning

こすっからい狡っ辛い~い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #91461
1

sly

狡兎うとNounFreq #108269
1

smart rabbit; cunning rabbit; nimble rabbit

ずるける狡けるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #127712
1

to shirk one's duties; to be idle; to play truant

2

to come loose; to come undone; to get untied

すから狡辛い~い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #164196
1

sly

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