Moto 才: Genius; Years Old; Cubic ShakuKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- サイ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 156 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (サイ)
- 才能さいのうtalent; ability
- 天才てんさいgenius; prodigy
- 才さい-years-old
- 漫才まんざいmanzai; comic dialogue
- 多才たさいtalented
- 才人さいじんtalented person; clever person
- 才気さいきwisdom
- 才覚さいかくready wit; quick wits
- 秀才しゅうさいbright person; talented student
- 英才えいさいgenius; brilliance
- 鬼才きさいwizard; genius
- これに懲りよ道才坊これにこりよどうさいぼうtake it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)
- しゃべくり漫才しゃべくりまんざいmanzai based on comic dialogue (as opposed to a skit)
- ゼロ才ゼロさいunder 1 year old (of a baby); 0 years old
- 一才いっさいone-year-old
- 万才ばんざいcrying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture)
- 三才さんさいthe three powers: heaven, earth and man
- 上方才六かみがたざいろくpeople from Kansai
- 不才ふさいlack of talent; incompetency
- 世才せさいworldly wisdom; practical wisdom
- 人才じんさいcapable person; talented person
- 人才不足じんざいぶそくshortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
- 人才交流じんざいこうりゅうpersonnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
- 人才活用じんざいかつようappropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
- 人才派遣じんざいはけんtemporary employee placement
- 人才派遣会社じんざいはけんかいしゃtemporary employment agency; personnel placement agency
- 人才登用じんざいとうようselection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
- 人才紹介会社じんざいしょうかいがいしゃemployment agency; staffing agency
- 人才育成じんざいいくせいcultivation of human resources; development of human resources
- 人才銀行じんざいぎんこうjob bank; talent pool
- 人才開発じんざいかいはつhuman resources development; personnel development
- 何才なんさいhow old?; what age?
- 俊才しゅんさいprodigy; talented person
- 俗才ぞくさいworldly wisdom; practical wisdom
- 偉才いさいgenius; prodigy
- 儁才しゅんさいprodigy; talented person
- 凡才ぼんさいmediocrity; ordinary ability
- 劣才れっさいinferior talents
- 十才じゅっさいage 10
- 博学多才はくがくたさいwide knowledge and versatile talents
- 博識多才はくしきたさいwide knowledge and versatile talents; profound learning and varied attainments
- 口才こうざいoratorical talent; eloquence
- 和魂洋才わこんようさいJapanese spirit with Western learning
- 和魂漢才わこんかんさいthe Japanese spirit imbued with Chinese learning
- 商才しょうさいbusiness ability; business acumen
- 士魂商才しこんしょうさいhaving a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense
- 外交の才がいこうのさいdiplomatic talent
- 多芸多才たげいたさいversatile; multi-talented
- 大才たいさいgreat talent
- 天才と狂人は紙一重てんさいときょうじんはかみひとえthere's but a fine line between genius and insanity
- 天才児てんさいじchild prodigy
- 天才教育てんさいきょういくgifted education; education of gifted children
- 天才的てんさいてきtalented; gifted
- 天才肌てんさいはだ(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
- 奇才きさいrare genius
- 如才じょさいsloppiness; carelessness
Other readings
- バカと天才は紙一重ばかとてんさいはかみひとえthere's but a fine line between genius and insanity
- 三十三才みそさざいwinter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- 天賦の才てんぷのさいinnate ability; innate talent
- 天賦の才能てんぷのさいのうinnate ability; innate talent
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