noun
craftiness; cunning; sly wisdom
Refers to cleverness used for deceitful or self-serving purposes; often carries a negative connotation.
彼は狡知に長けた交渉人だ。
He is a negotiator skilled in cunning.
狡知だけでは長期的な信頼は得られない。
Craftiness alone won't earn long-term trust.
Compound of 狡 (cunning) and 知 (wisdom/knowledge). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in literary contexts to denote crafty intelligence.