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
彼は音楽の才能に恵まれている。

He is blessed with a talent for music.

自信 じしん
彼は自分の才能に強い自信を持っている。

He has strong confidence in his own abilities.

天才 てんさい
彼は数学の天才だと言われている。

He is said to be a genius in mathematics.

いわゆる いわゆる
彼はいわゆる天才だ。

He is a so-called genius.

才 さい
私は今年で二十才になります。

I will be twenty years old this year.

詩文 しぶん
祖父は幼い頃から詩文の才に恵まれ、多くの美しい作品を残した。

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、劇場に行って、有名なコンビの漫才を見て笑った。

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

コンビ コンビ
二人は漫才のコンビを組んでいる。

The two of them have formed a comedy duo.

秀才 しゅうさい
彼は子供の頃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
彼は秀才の誉れが高い。

He is highly praised as a brilliant student.

Example Vocabulary

才能

さいのう

talent; ability; gift

天才

てんさい

genius; prodigy

才

さい

years old

天才的

てんさいてき

才覚

さいかく

漫才

まんざい

manzai; traditional Japanese stand-up comedy

才

さい

years old

秀才

しゅうさい

prodigy; talented person; brilliant student

英才教育

えいさいきょういく

才女

さいじょ

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