Japanese symbol for “tactful”
如才ない
じょさいない
Romaji: josainai
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever
In Japanese, tactful is 如才ない, read じょさいない (josainai).
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Meanings
- adj-i tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
Written forms: 如才ない、如才無い、如在無い、如在ない. Readings: じょさいない.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tactful”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 如才がない | じょさいがない josaiganai | tactful; adroit; shrewd |
| 粋 | すい sui | considerate; understanding; thoughtful |
| 円転滑脱 | えんてんかつだつ entenkatsudatsu | suave; tactful; smooth |
| 卒がない | そつがない sotsuganai | cautious; careful; shrewd |
| 卒のない | そつのない sotsunonai | cautious; careful; shrewd |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠如 | けつじょ ketsujo | lack; absence; shortage |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 如何 | どう dou | how; in what way; how about |
| 如実 | にょじつ nyojitsu | reality; actuality; actual conditions |
| 如来 | にょらい nyorai | Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities) |
| 天才 | てんさい tensai | genius; prodigy; natural gift |
| 才能 | さいのう sainou | talent; ability |
| 漫才 | まんざい manzai | manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tactful”.
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