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狡 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
On
コウ・キョウこう・きょう · kō · kyō
Kun
ずる.い・こす.い・わるがしこ.いzuru.i · kosu.i · warugashiko.i
Meaning
cunning; sly

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Dog 犬 with 交 as phonetic: a nimble dog, hence sly.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 狡猾こうかつ

    cunning

  • 狡兎こうと

    a crafty hare

More words with this kanji

  • 狡獪こうかい
  • 狡黠こうかつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

狡猾(こうかつ)な手口(てぐち)を見破(みやぶ)る。

They see through the cunning trick.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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