Kanji details for 狡
狡
cunning, sly, crafty, niggardly
KUN:
- ずる.いzuru.i
- こす.いkosu.i
- わるがしこ.いwarugashiko.i
ON:
- コウkou
- キョウkyou
Example words(showing 1-10 of 15 results)
adjective
1.
sly, cunning, sneaky, crafty, unfair, dishonest(usually kana)
2.
miserly, mean, stingy(usually kana)(only relevant for こすい)
Other readings:
こすい《狡い》
adjective
•
devious, cunning, sly, crafty
All readings:
ずる賢い【ずるがしこい】
、狡賢い【ずるがしこい】
noun
•
very shrewd in preparing a means of escape, being very good at escaping danger(yojijukugo)
expression
•
when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off, when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
Other readings:
狡兎死して走狗煮らる【こうとししてそうくにらる】
expression
•
When the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off(yojijukugo)(from 狡兎死して良狗烹らる)
See also:狡兎死して走狗烹らる