cunning; craftiness; wiliness
Refers to shrewd, often underhanded cleverness. Can be used for both people and schemes.
No one can match his cunning.
The plan was full of craftiness.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Variant kanji spelling using 智 (wisdom).
Composed of 猾 (crafty, sly) and 知 (knowledge, wisdom). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of cleverness used for deceitful purposes.