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ずる賢い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かしこ > がしこ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of 狡い (zurui, tricky, cunning, devious) +‎ 賢い (kashikoi, smart, clever, intelligent).[1][2][3][4] The kashikoi changes to gashikoi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

The spelling ずる賢い is more common than 狡賢い, due to the character falling into disuse.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ずる(がしこ) (zurugashikoi-i (adverbial ずる(がしこ) (zurugashikoku))

  1. sly, cunning

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN