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zurui
i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[ずる()·]
zurui
kosui
[こす()·]
kosui

English Meaning(s) for ずるい

i adjective
  1. sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
  2. miserly; mean; stingy

Definition and Synonyms for ずるい

Foxiness shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Synonyms: ずるい, 小賢しい, 悪賢い, 海千山千
Dishonest deceptive or fraudulent
Synonyms: ずるい, 不明朗, 不正, 不正直, 不誠実, 姦譎, 枉惑
Devious characterized by insincerity or deceit
Synonyms: ずるい
Knavish marked by skill in deception
Synonyms: ずるい, こすからい, トリッキー, こすっからい, 怜悧狡猾, 悪賢い, 狡猾, 老獪, ずる賢い
Shifting changing position or direction
Synonyms: ずるい
Sneaky marked by deception
Synonyms: ずるい, 不明朗, 後ろ暗い, 汚い, 陰湿, 陰険
Dishonest disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
Synonyms: ずるい, 不明朗, 不正, 不正直, 不誠実, 姦譎, 枉惑
Devious evasive
Synonyms: ずるい

Categories ずるい is a member of

Perspicacity intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for ずるい

Conjugations for ずるい

Adjective stem
zuru
te-form
zurukute
Negative te-form
zurukunakute
Adverbial Form
zuruku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
zurui
Present Indicative Negative Form
zurukunai
Past Indicative Form
zurukatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
zurukunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
zurukereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
zurukunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
zurukunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
zurukattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
zurukunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
zurusa

Sample Sentences for ずるい

He is clever but tricky.
That's not fair.
It is said that the fox is more cunning than any other animal.
That's cheating to start running before everyone else.

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