Word details

ずる賢い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ずる賢い.

Dictionary

Entry

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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness

16 strokesFrequency 1,159JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ケン

Kun

かしこ.い

Nanori

かたさかさとさとしたかたてのりまことまさまさる

cunning, sly, crafty, miserly, mean, stingy

9 strokes

On

コウキョウ

Kun

ずる.いこす.いわるがしこ.い

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