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ずる賢い

狡賢い

Reading

Kana: ずるがしこい
Romaji: zurugashikoi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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devious; cunning; sly; crafty

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 かしこ.い
Meanings: intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness
Readings: コウ、 キョウ、 ずる.い、 こす.い、 わるがしこ.い
Meanings: cunning, sly, crafty, niggardly

Example Sentences

(かれ)はとてもずる(かしこ)いので(わたし)(きら)いだ。
➥I don't like him because he is sly as a fox.
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(かれ)実力(じつりょく)のある政治家(せいじか)()せかけているが、実際(じっさい)にはずるがしこい政治屋(せいじや)だ。
➥He makes believe that he is a practical statesman, but in really he is a cunning politician.
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(かれ)(かしこ)いと()うよりはずるがしこい。
➥He is more crafty than wise.
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最大限(さいだいげん)首相(しゅしょう)という権力(けんりょく)利用(りよう)し、自己(じこ)保身(ほしん)(ため)利用(りよう)するキツネのようにずる(かしこ)首相(しゅしょう)()えてくる。
➥He has come to look like a sly-as-a-fox Premier who uses his position's powers to the fullest extent, to his own advantage.
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