計けい算さんずく

also: けいさんづく

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

calculated; premeditated; deliberate

Describes actions or attitudes that are carefully planned for self-interest, often with a negative connotation of being cold or scheming.

彼かれの親しん切せつは計けい算さんずくだった。
His kindness was calculated.
計けい算さんずくの行こう動どうで周しゅう囲いの信しん頼らいを失うしなった。
He lost the trust of those around him through his calculated behavior.

Kanji

計plot, plan, scheme
算calculate, divining, number
尽exhaust, use up, run out of

Related words

計けい算さん高だかい
計算高い is an adjective meaning 'calculating' or 'shrewd', describing a person's character, while 計算ずく is a noun/no-adjective focusing on the premeditated nature of an action or attitude.

Written forms

計けい算さんずく
Standard spelling with ずく.
計けい算さんづく
Alternate spelling with づく; same meaning.
計算尽く
- けいさんずく
  Rare kanji spelling using 尽く; also read けいさんづく.
- けいさんづく
けいさんづく

Etymology

Compound of 計算 (calculation) and ずく (a suffix meaning 'based on' or 'relying on'). The suffix ずく is a voiced variant of 尽く (つく), indicating something done entirely by calculation.