Word Meaning 悪知恵

わるぢえ warujie

悪知恵 is read as わるぢえ (warujie) and means craft.

Meaning

English

  1. craft
  2. cunning
  3. guile
  4. serpentine wisdom

Reading

Kana

わるぢえ

Romaji

warujie

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 22116 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

知恵

ちえ

prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

下衆の後知恵

げすのあとぢえ

hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool)

後知恵

あとぢえ

hindsight

入れ知恵

いれぢえ

putting an idea into someone's head

文殊の知恵

もんじゅのちえ

the wisdom of Manjushri

遅知恵

おそぢえ

hindsight

浅知恵

あさぢえ

shallow thinking

猿知恵

さるぢえ

shallow cunning

悪知識

あくちしき

bad friend (who leads one away from Buddhism)

知恵遅れ

ちえおくれ

mental retardation