はしこい

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
捷い
敏捷い
迅こい

Alternative forms

Adjective

はしこい • (hashikoi) -i (adverbial はしこく (hashikoku))

  1. clever
  2. nimble
    • 1937, Eiji Yoshikawa, Taiko, Tokyo: Kodansha, published 1990:
      多(た)分(ぶん)、汝(われ)は、迅(はし)こくて小(こつ)粒(ぶ)だから、大(おお)風(かぜ)の晩(ばん)に、火(ひ)でも放(つ)ける役(やく)の方(ほう)に置(お)いてあるのだろう。
      Tabun, ware wa, hashikokute kotsubu da kara, ōkaze no ban ni, hi de mo tsukeru yaku no hō ni oite aru no darō.
      Probably, since you're small and nimble, I should think you'll be given the job of setting the fire on the night when there's a great wind.
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