Japanese symbol for “wizard”
鬼才
きさい
Romaji: kisai
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
In Japanese, wizard is 鬼才, read きさい (kisai).
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Meanings
- n wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wizard”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 魔法使い | まほうつかい mahoutsukai | magician; wizard; sorcerer |
| ウィザード | ウィザード wizaado | wizard |
| 仙 | せん sen | hermit; wizard |
| 凄腕 | すごうで sugoude | go-getter; resourceful person; wizard |
| 魔道士 | まどうし madoushi | sorcerer; wizard; mage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吸血鬼 | きゅうけつき kyuuketsuki | vampire; bloodsucker |
| 疑心暗鬼 | ぎしんあんき gishin'anki | suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows |
| 鬼門 | きもん kimon | the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; the demon's gate |
| 鬼ごっこ | おにごっこ onigokko | tag (children's game); tig |
| 鬼畜 | きちく kichiku | brute; savage; fiend |
| 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 “wizard”.
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