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Meaning of ずる賢い in Japanese
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ずる賢い, 狡賢い
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Kana Readingずるがしこい
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Romajizurugashikoi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- sly
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Examples of ずる賢い, 狡賢い, ずるがしこい in a sentence
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最大限に首相という権力を利用し、自己の保身の為に利用するキツネのようにずる賢い首相に見えてくる。
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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彼は実力のある政治家に見せかけているが、実際にはずるがしこい政治屋だ。
He makes believe that he is a practical statesman, but in really he is a cunning politician.
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He is more crafty than wise.
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I don't like him because he is sly as a fox.
Related Kanji
狡
9 strokes
cunning, sly, crafty, niggardly
On'Yomi: コウ, キョウ
Kun'Yomi: ずる.い, こす.い, わるがしこ.い