He outwitted his opponent with a cunning trick.
That politician is sly and rarely shows his true intentions.
狡猾 is a more formal, literary word for cunning, while ずる賢い is the everyday spoken equivalent.
狡猾 describes slyness or cunning without necessarily implying moral evil, whereas 奸 combines cunning with wickedness.
狡猾 is a formal, written term for cunning used in serious contexts like politics or crime, whereas 悪賢い is the everyday spoken equivalent.
狡猾 means cunning and calculating, the opposite of the guileless simplicity described by 無邪気.
狡猾 describes someone cunning and calculating, the opposite of a ナイーブ person who is trusting and unguarded.
Standard kanji spelling.
Rarely used kanji form; 黠 is not a jōyō kanji.
From Chinese 狡猾 (jiǎohuá). The kanji 狡 means 'cunning' or 'sly', and 猾 means 'crafty' or 'slippery'. The combination reinforces the idea of deceitful cleverness.