陰険

いんけん

Meanings

1. な-adjective crafty; tricky; sly; wily; treacherous; underhand
2. sinister (look)

Kanji

• 陰 shade. Read as イン.
• 険 peril. Read as ケン.

Example sentences

• 陰険な奴。
  You are a snake!
• 彼は陰険なやつだ。
  He is a sly fox.

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