狡猾

こうかつ

Also written 狡黠

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun sly; cunning; crafty

Kanji

• 狡 cunning; sly; crafty. Read as コウ.
• 猾 crafty. Read as カツ.

Example sentences

• それだけ北朝鮮は（中国も）狡猾なんです。
  That's just how cunning North Korea is (and China, too).

Words containing 狡猾

• 狡猾老獪 (こうかつろうかい) sly and crafty
• 怜悧狡猾 (れいりこうかつ) cunning

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