Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/狡猾し

Etymology
Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling, a term which decomposes into + , to native Japanese word  thus denoting cleverness in surreptitious behavior (subtil).

Adjective
(saga.shi, classical form of さが.しい, saga.shii) → ,


 * 1) subtil (clever in surreptitious behaviour)