cunning used for evil; wicked wisdom
Refers to intelligence or knowledge deliberately applied to harmful, immoral, or selfish ends. A somewhat literary or formal term.
His wicked cunning caused suffering to many people.
A villain skilled in evil scheming appears.
奸知 also means cunning or crafty wisdom, often with a nuance of deceit and manipulation. 邪知 emphasizes the evil purpose more directly.
wiles and cunning; craftiness and treachery
Standard kanji spelling. 邪 (wicked) + 知 (knowledge/wisdom).
Variant using 智 (wisdom). Interchangeable with 邪知.
Compound of 邪 (wicked, evil) and 知 (knowledge, wisdom). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for abstract concepts.