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synonym Comparative
手練手管
VS
理性の狡知

Differences Between "手練手管" and "理性の狡知"

Option A
手練手管
Meaning
wiles, tricks, stratagems, cunning (often to manipulate people)
Reading
てれんてくだ (terentekuda)
Syllabus Level
N1
Practical Example
彼女は手練手管を使い、人々を自分の思い通りに操った。
She used wiles and cunning to manipulate people as she wished.
Option B
理性の狡知
Meaning
cunning of reason
Reading
りせいのこうち (risei no kouchi)
Syllabus Level
C2
Practical Example
私は理性の狡知に興味があります。
I am interested in cunning of reason.

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Select the correct Japanese word for this context

Which word fits this context: "(wiles, tricks, stratagems, cunning (often to manipulate people))"?
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使い分け解説:
- 手練手管: 他人を思い通りに動かすための、巧みな手段や計略を指します。特に、異性を誘惑したり、人を騙したりするような、ずる賢いやり方を意味することが多いです。/ Refers to clever means or schemes used to manipulate others. Often implies cunning methods, especially for seducing the opposite sex or deceiving people.
- 理性の狡知: Essential structural term in CEFR C2 vocabulary syllabus. (CEFR C2語彙シラバスにおける重要表現です。)
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