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How to say 'Cunning' or 'Crafty' in Japanese | 悪賢い

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The Japanese word for Cunning or Crafty is 'Warugashikoi', written as 悪賢い in Japanese.'Cunning' or 'Crafty' in hiragana is わるがしこい.

    Meaning

    Cunning, Crafty

    Reading

    わるがしこい

    warugashikoi

    Kanji

    Evil Wise, Clever

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '悪賢い (わるがしこい)' describes someone or something that is cunning or crafty, often implying a cleverness used for deceitful or selfish purposes. It carries a negative connotation, suggesting slyness or trickery. For example: He is a cunning fox「彼は悪賢い狐だ」(かれはわるがしこいきつねだ). She gave a crafty smile「彼女は悪賢い笑みを浮かべた」(かのじょはわるがしこいえみをうかべた). This word is typically used to describe people or animals that exhibit clever but morally questionable behavior.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    7385

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 悪賢い

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Evil

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Wise, Clever

Hiragana in the Word 悪賢い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 悪賢い Through the Kanji

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 悪 as well.

  • word

    悪い

    Meaning

    Bad

  • word

    Meaning

    Evil

  • word

    最悪

    Meaning

    Worst

  • word

    悪用

    Meaning

    Misuse

  • word

    悪女

    Meaning

    Wicked woman

  • word

    悪質

    Meaning

    Poor quality, Malicious

  • word

    悪化

    Meaning

    Worsening

  • word

    意地悪

    Meaning

    Spite

  • word

    悪口

    Meaning

    Insult

  • word

    悪戯

    Meaning

    Mischief, Prank

  • word

    悪魔

    Meaning

    Devil

Words Related to 悪賢い Through the Kanji

This Word contains the Kanji 賢 as well.

  • word

    賢い

    Meaning

    Wise

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'Warugashikoi' means 'Cunning' or 'Crafty' .

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