craftiness; cunning; sly wisdom
Refers to cleverness used for deceitful or self-serving purposes; often carries a negative connotation.
He is a negotiator skilled in cunning.
Craftiness alone won't earn long-term trust.
Focuses on practical, often mischievous cleverness, whereas 狡知 implies a deeper, more strategic cunning.
Standard kanji form; 狡 means 'cunning' and 知 means 'wisdom/knowledge'.
Variant using 智 (wisdom/intellect); interchangeable with 狡知.
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.