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黠奴 (かつど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

黠かつ奴ど

Meanings

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noun

cunning person; crafty person

derogatoryarchaic

Archaic derogatory term for a sly or scheming individual. Not used in modern everyday speech; may appear in historical texts or period fiction.

あの男おとこは生うまれつきの黠かつ奴どで、誰だれも信しん用ようしなかった。
That man was a born schemer, and no one trusted him.

Kanji

黠crafty
奴guy, slave, manservant

Similar words

狡こう猾かつ
Modern adjective/noun meaning 'cunning' or 'sly', used for describing a person's character rather than as a label for a person.
策さく士し
Modern noun for a 'strategist' or 'schemer', often with a neutral or slightly negative nuance, but not inherently derogatory like 黠奴.

Etymology

The kanji 黠 (katsu) means 'crafty' or 'cunning', and 奴 (do) is a derogatory suffix for a person. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is an old Chinese-style formation.