Word details

機敏

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 機敏.

Dictionary

Entry

機敏びんNoun~な Adj.Freq #17247
1

quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute; shrewd; quick-witted

Examples
警察は力があって、動作が機敏でなければならない。
A policeman should be strong and quick in action.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

16 strokesFrequency 127JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

はた

cleverness, agile, alert

10 strokesFrequency 1,042JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ビン

Kun

さとい

Nanori

さとしちょうとし

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