才
genius · years old · cubic shaku
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of damming river. Talent.
Symbolism
Talent, genius, wit. Represents ability.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Good old days
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
才気縦横
さいきじゅうおう
great wisdom; great wisdom
才気煥発
さいきかんぱつ
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom; quick-witted
才色兼備
さいしょくけんび
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty; (a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
博学多才
はくがくたさい
wide knowledge and versatile talents; wide knowledge and versatile talents
和魂洋才
わこんようさい
Japanese spirit with Western learning; Japanese spirit with Western learning
浅学非才
せんがくひさい
one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability; one's lack of learning or ability
和魂漢才
わこんかんさい
the Japanese spirit imbued with Chinese learning; the Japanese spirit imbued with Chinese learning
士魂商才
しこんしょうさい
having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense; having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense
才子佳人
さいしかじん
talented man and a beautiful woman; well-matched pair; wit and beauty; talented man and a beautiful woman
軽薄才子
けいはくさいし
shallow, glib and obsequious person; shallow, glib and obsequious person
才子多病
さいしたびょう
talented people tend to be of delicate constitution; men of genius tend to be of delicate health; whom the gods love die young; talented people tend to be of delicate constitution
博識多才
はくしきたさい
wide knowledge and versatile talents; profound learning and varied attainments; wide knowledge and versatile talents
Proverbs & Idioms
才子才に倒れる
さいしさいにたおれる
A genius falls by his own genius
Talented people can be undone by overconfidence