才
才

genius, years old, cubic shaku

3 strokesFrequency 1,497JLPT N2Grade 2

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歳才さいFreq #419
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... years old; age (of) ...

Examples
「１７歳の時スクーナー船で地中海を航海したわ」彼女はゆっくりと注意深く言う。
"I sailed around the Mediterranean in a schooner when I was seventeen," she recited slowly and carefully.
２０歳２０才二十歳二十廿はたちにじゅっさい (２０歳／２０才／二十歳)にじっさい (２０歳／２０才／二十歳)NounFreq #1744
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20 years old

Examples
彼女は二十歳だと言ったが、それは嘘だった。
She said she was twenty years old, which was not true.
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二十／廿 only; Archaic

twenty

才能さいのうNounFreq #1896
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talent; ability

Examples
君には音楽の才能がある。
You have a gift for music.
天才てんさいNounFreq #3239
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genius; prodigy; natural gift

Examples
私たちは彼を天才だと思った。
We thought of him as a genius.
十才十歳じゅっさいじっさいNounFreq #9216
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age 10

才さいNounFreq #9606
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ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

Examples
われわれのすべてが生まれつき音楽の才があるわけではない。
Not all of us are born with musical talent.
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sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

万歳ばんざいバンザイ万才NounFreq #10711
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Interjection; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Celebratory cheer; trad. shouted while raising both arms in the air

banzai; hurray; hurrah; hooray

Examples
彼が金メダルをとったという知らせをきき、私たちは万歳と叫んだ。
We cried banzai at the news that he won the gold medal.
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something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration

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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

giving up; throwing one's hands up

4

eternal life and prosperity

Examples
女王万歳。
Long live the Queen!
何歳何才なんさいNounFreq #14458
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how old; what age

Examples
君たちは来年何歳になりますか。
How old will you be next year?
一才一歳１才１歳いっさいNounFreq #17046
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one-year-old

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彼は４歳と１歳の２児の父親だ。
He has two children, aged 4 and 1.
才覚さいかくNounFreq #18845
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ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; talent; acumen; powers; knack

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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

raising (money)

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