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狡 = 犭 + 交

狡 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cunning”. It is built from 犭 (pack of wild dogs) and 交 (mingle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2426.

Keyword
cunning
RTK frame
2426
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ, キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ずる.い, こす.い, わるがしこ.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
хитрый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
狡 cunning

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 犭 pack of wild dogs
  2. 交 mingle

How to find 狡 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pack of wild dogs” + “mingle”. 狡 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 狡 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.