This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、キョウ、ずる.い、こす.い、わるがしこ.い
Romaji: kou, kyō, zuru.i, kosu.i, warugashiko.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cunning, sly, crafty, niggardly

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  94
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-6
Korean Reading:  gyo
Chinese Reading:  jia3
Unicode:  72e1
JIS:  6044

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2881
New Nelson Index: 3571
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3g6.6
Four Corner Index: 4024.8
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20365
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0695
Remembering the kanji Index: 2337
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2426

Words

(ずる)
cunning deed; sneaky person
ずる賢い (ずるがしこい)
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
狡兎三窟 (こうとさんくつ)
very shrewd in preparing a means of escape; being very good at escaping danger
狡猾老獪 (こうかつろうかい)
sly and crafty
狡い (ずるい、こすい)
sly; cunning; dishonest; sneaky; crafty; unfair; miserly
狡猾 (こうかつ)
sly; cunning; crafty
ズル休み (ズルやすみ、ずるやすみ)
playing hookey; being away from work without a good reason
狡知 (こうち)
craft; cunning
狡ける (ずるける)
to shirk one's duties; to be idle; to play truant; to come loose; to come undone; to get untied
怜悧狡猾 (れいりこうかつ)
cunning; crafty; shrewd; guileful
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