Kanji 姦 wicked, mischief, seduce 奸 wickedness, mischief, rudeness Related words 奸かん 佞ねい Synonymous compound with reversed character order; equally archaic and rare.
悪わる 賢がしこ い Modern common word for 'cunning' or 'crafty', lacking the archaic and literary flavor of 佞姦 .
Written forms 佞ねい 姦かん
Rare kanji spelling; the word itself is archaic and literary.
佞ねい 奸かん
Variant kanji spelling; equally rare.
Etymology Compound of 佞 (flattery, insincerity) and 姦 (wickedness, treachery). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is a classical Chinese-derived term.
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