Kanji

才

genius, years old, cubic shaku

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サイ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かた, たえ, とし, もち

Common Readings

サイ

Example sentences

才能 さいのう
音楽 才能 恵まれている

He is blessed with a talent for music.

自信 じしん
自分 才能 強い 自信 持っている

He has strong confidence in his own abilities.

天才 てんさい
数学 天才 言われている

He is said to be a genius in mathematics.

いわゆる いわゆる
いわゆる 天才

He is a so-called genius.

さい
今年 二十 なります

I will be twenty years old this year.

詩文 しぶん
祖父 幼い から 詩文 恵まれ 多く 美しい 作品 残した

My grandfather was blessed with talent for poetry and prose from a young age and left behind many beautiful works.

漫才 まんざい
昨夜 劇場 行って 有名 コンビ 漫才 見て 笑った

Last night, I went to a theater and laughed at a manzai performance by a famous duo.

コンビ コンビ
二人 漫才 コンビ 組んでいる

The two of them have formed a comedy duo.

秀才 しゅうさい
子供 から 秀才 として 知られていた

He has been known as a prodigy since he was a child.

誉れ ほまれ
秀才 誉れ 高い

He is highly praised as a brilliant student.

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