Info on the Kanji 才

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Meaning(s)

genius, years old, cubic shaku

Reading(s)

onyomi SAI
kunyomi

Other

stroke count 3
grade 2
jlpt level N3
Example words with 才
WordMeaning
さい
sai
-years-old / ability / gift / talent / aptitude / genius
あくさい
aku sai
genius for evil
いさい
isai
genius / prodigy / great talent / remarkable person
いちさい
ichi sai
one-year-old
えいさい
eisai
genius / brilliance / unusual talent / gifted person / person of unusual talent
なんさい
nansai
how old? / what age?
がさい
gasai
artistic talent
がくさい
gakusai
academic ability
らくさい
raku sai
talent for music
かんさい
kan sai
mastery of chinese literature / sinology
きさい
ki sai
shrewdness
くちさい
kuchi sai
clever speech
さいえい
sai ei
being very talented and intelligent / talented and intelligent person
さいかく
saikaku
ready wit / raising / plan / device
さいがく
sai gaku
talent and education
さいき
saiki
wisdom
さいこ
saiko
talented man / clever man
さいじょ
saijo
talented woman
さいしょく
saishoku
wit and beauty
さいじん
saijin
talented person / clever person
さいち
saichi
wit and intelligence
さいのう
sainou
talent / ability
さいもの
sai mono
talented person / clever person
さいめい
sai mei
fame / reputation for ability
さいちから
sai chikara
ability / talent
さいろく
sai roku
kid / brat / edo term used to debase people from kansai
さんさい
sansai
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
しょうさい
shousai
business ability
しょうさい
shou sai
cleverness
にんさい
nin sai
man of talent / capable person / talented person
よさい
yo sai
worldly wisdom / practical wisdom / prudence / shrewdness
たさい
tasai
talented
だいさい
dai sai
great talent
てんさい
tensai
genius / prodigy / natural gift
のうさい
nou sai
ability / able person
ひさい
hi sai
lack of ability / incompetence / incapacity
ふさい
fu sai
lack of talent / incompetency
ぶんさい
bunsai
literary talent
まんさい
man sai
crying "banzai" / something worthy of celebration / giving up / long time / eternal life / banzai / hurrah
取りさいとり
sai tori
brokering / broker / handing materials up a ladder / assistant who hands things up a ladder / pole used to hand things up a ladder
走るさいはしる
sai hashiru
to be clever / to be quick-witted / to be precocious
未満さいみまん
sai miman
under ... years of age / less than ... years old
青二あおにさい
aonisai
green youth / immature youth / novice / greenhorn
教育えいさいきょういく
eisaikyouiku
gifted education / special education for gifted children
外交のがいこうのさい
gaikou no sai
diplomatic talent
語学のごがくのさい
gogaku no sai
talent for languages
子多病さいこたびょう
saiko ta byou
talented people tend to be of delicate constitution / men of genius tend to be of delicate health / whom the gods love die young
取会員さいしゅかいいん
sai shu kaiin
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders
三十三さんじゅうさんさい
sanjuu sansai
winter wren
上方じょうほうさいろく
jouhou sai roku
people from kansai
登用にんさいとうよう
nin sai touyou
selection for high office / selecting of fit persons for higher positions
取り会員さいとりかいいん
sai tori kaiin
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders
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Example Sentences with 才
彼は常時彼の能をねたむ人々から中傷されることにうんざりしていた。

きみ、人をおこらせる能だけはぴか一だよね。

しかし、天であるが故に一般ピーポーから理解され難いというのは宿命とも言えるわ。

自分の能を思う存分生かすには、自分にもっとふさわしい職業、新しい職場を見つけることです。



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