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猾 — 13 strokes / Radical「⺨」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 13 strokes / Radical「⺨」
On
カツかつ · katsu
Kun
わるがしこ.いwarugashiko.i
Meaning
crafty

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Dog 犬 with 骨 as phonetic: a dog manoeuvring slyly, hence crafty.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 狡猾こうかつ

    cunning

  • 老猾ろうかつ

    old and crafty

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

老(ろう)猾な相手(あいて)に手(て)を焼(や)く。

They are hard put to it against a wily opponent.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

狡猾老猾猾狡cunnin…老old犲a jack…狄a nort…狃to get…狆a Japa…狒a babo…刮to scr…劼to wor…矻to toi…曷why拮to be…
CompoundRadicalReading

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