Word Meaning 悪知恵

わるじえ warujie

悪知恵 is read as わるじえ (warujie) and means craft.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

わるじえ

Romaji

warujie

Writing Variants

  • 悪知恵 わるぢえ warujie

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 8807 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

知恵

ちえ

prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

入知恵

いれぢえ

putting an idea into someone's head

後知恵

あとぢえ

hindsight

げすの後知恵

げすのあとぢえ

hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool)

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

あさじえ

shallow thinking

猿知恵

さるじえ

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