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Kanji Detail for 敏 - "clever, quick, sharp"

敏

  • Meaning

    敏 means "clever, quick, sharp."

    1. Quick - Fast in movement or action; swift and agile.

    2. Sharp - Keen in perception; mentally acute.

    3. Clever - Quick to understand; intelligent and bright.

  • Words using 敏

    • 敏感 びんかん Listen sensitive; alert; aware
    • 過敏 かびん Listen nervousness; oversensitivity
    • 機敏 きびん Listen quick; prompt; alert

  • Tattoo check: 敏

    • Verified meaning: clever, quick, sharp
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さとし, さとる, つとむ, とし)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 敏

    Given names 敏(さとし)Listen 敏(さとる)Listen 敏(つとむ)Listen 敏(とし)Listen 敏(はや)Listen 敏(はやし)Listen 敏(びん)Listen

    Surnames 敏(としかつ)Listen 敏(としじ)Listen 敏(としつぐ)Listen 敏(みん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cleverness; agile; alert

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fast, quick, clever, smart

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) quick; nimble; agile; (bound form) quick-witted; smart

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fast, quick; clever, smart

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Quick. Such as 敏給, 敏捷. | Clever. Such as 不敏, a humble expression.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bin(ビン) ビン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    satoi(さと-い) さと-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    攴 攵 (bokunyo・bokuzukuri・tomata・nobun)

  • Related Keywords

    sharp clever quick agile nimble alert keen astute shrewd sensitive perceptive swift resourceful intelligent smart

Sentences including 敏

  • I am very sensitive to the cold.

  • He is very sensitive to cold.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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