Japanese symbol for “treacherous”
陰険
いんけん
Romaji: inken
crafty; tricky; sly; wily
In Japanese, treacherous is 陰険, read いんけん (inken).
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Meanings
- adj-na crafty; tricky; sly; wily; treacherous; underhand
- adj-na sinister (look)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “treacherous”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悪逆無道 | あくぎゃくむどう akugyakumudou | treacherous; heinous; treasonous |
| 佞姦 | ねいかん neikan | treacherous; wicked; perverse |
| 油断ならない | ゆだんならない yudannaranai | treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy |
| 悪逆非道 | あくぎゃくひどう akugyakuhidou | heinous; treacherous; atrocious |
| 大逆非道 | たいぎゃくひどう taigyakuhidou | heinous; treacherous; atrocious |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陰謀 | いんぼう inbou | plot; intrigue; scheme |
| 日陰 | ひかげ hikage | shade; shadow |
| 陰陽 | いんよう in'you | cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon |
| 陰性 | いんせい insei | negative (result) |
| 木陰 | こかげ kokage | shade of a tree; bower |
| 山陰 | やまかげ yamakage | place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains |
| 危険 | きけん kiken | danger; peril; hazard |
| 保険 | ほけん hoken | insurance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “treacherous”.
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