Meaning
ずる賢い (ずるがしこい, zurugashikoi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “sly, cunning”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 7
あいつはずる賢い顔をしているね。
That person has a sly face.
彼は賢いがずるい。
He is clever but tricky.
ドイツ人はとてもずる賢い。
The Germans are very crafty.
彼は賢いと言うよりはずるがしこい。
He is more crafty than wise.
彼はとてもずる賢いので私は嫌いだ。
I don't like him because he is sly as a fox.
彼は実力のある政治家に見せかけているが、実際にはずるがしこい政治屋だ。
He makes believe that he is a practical statesman, but in really he is a cunning politician.
最大限に首相という権力を利用し、自己の保身の為に利用するキツネのようにずる賢い首相に見えてくる。
He has come to look like a sly-as-a-fox Premier who uses his position's powers to the fullest extent, to his own advantage.