才 — kanji meaning “genius”
才
genius, years old, cubic shaku
- Meanings
- genius, years old, cubic shaku
- On'yomi
- サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1497 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- cái — Chinese character page
Words with 才
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 秀才 | しゅうさい shuusai | bright person; talented student; prodigy |
| 鬼才 | きさい kisai | wizard; genius; remarkable talent |
| 多才 | たさい tasai | talented |
| 英才 | えいさい eisai | genius; brilliance; unusual talent |
| 才覚 | さいかく saikaku | ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness |
| 才気 | さいき saiki | wisdom |
| 才人 | さいじん saijin | talented person; clever person |
| 文才 | ぶんさい bunsai | literary talent |
| 才色兼備 | さいしょくけんび saishokukenbi | (a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty |
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