鬼才

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Chinese

ghost; sly; crafty
ability; talent; endowment
ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
 
trad. (鬼才) 鬼 才
simp. #(鬼才) 鬼 才

Pronunciation

Noun

鬼才

  1. brilliant genius; freak genius

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼 才
き
Grade: S 		さい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

鬼(き)才(さい) • (kisai) 

  1. brilliant genius; freak genius

Usage notes

  • Both 鬼才(きさい) (kisai) and 奇才(きさい) (kisai) have the meaning "genius", but the degree of genius implied by the former is greater. While 奇才(きさい) (kisai) suggests an unusual talent, 鬼才(きさい) (kisai) implies a genius wholly surpassing the human norm.

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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