Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 陰険(いんけん) in Japanese

陰険
Kana Reading
いんけん
Romaji
inken
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    tricky; wily; treacherous
    Example sentence
    表面上陰険そう見える He appears sly on the surface.

Examples of 陰険, いんけん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi: かげ, かげ.る

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JLPT 3

11 strokes

precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: けわ.しい

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