Kanji1 / 3
才 kanji
genius, years old, cubic shaku
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
サイ
Kun readings
NoneWords with 才
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —軽薄才子shallow, glib and obsequious person
- —才気溌剌resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; having a keen (sparkling) intellect
- —才子多病talented people tend to be of delicate constitution; men of genius tend to be of delicate health; whom the gods love die young
- —才知縦横resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; having a keen intellect
- —多芸多才versatile; multi-talented
- —博識多才wide knowledge and versatile talents; profound learning and varied attainments
- —上方才六people from Kansai
- —才取り棒pole used to hand things up a ladder
- —才取会員stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
- —天賦の才innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
- —天才教育gifted education; education of gifted children
- —才気走るto be clever; to be quick-witted; to seem talented
- —才能溢れるextremely talented; very gifted
- —天賦の才能innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
- —如才がないtactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
- —掛け合い漫才rapid-fire comic dialogue
- —才能を伸ばすto develop one's ability
- —和漢三才図会Illustrated Sino-Japanese Encyclopedia (1712)
- —天才バカボンTensai Bakabon (manga, anime)
- —しゃべくり漫才manzai based on comic dialogue (as opposed to a skit)