ずる賢い

ずるがしこい

Also written 狡賢い

Meanings

1. い-adjective devious; cunning; sly; crafty

Kanji

• 賢 wise. Read as かしこい.

Example sentences

• ドイツ人はとてもずる賢い。
  The Germans are very crafty.
• 彼はとてもずる賢いので私は嫌いだ。
  I don't like him because he is sly as a fox.
• 彼は賢いと言うよりはずるがしこい。
  He is more crafty than wise.
• 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.
• トムは賢いというよりずる賢いイメージだな。
  I see Tom as cunning rather than clever.

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