also: ジニアス
noun
Refers to a person of extraordinary intellectual ability, similar to the English word 'genius'. Often used in contexts like ジーニアスな発想 (genius idea) or to describe prodigies.
彼は数学のジーニアスだ。
He is a mathematical genius.
その発明はまさにジーニアスのひらめきだった。
That invention was truly a stroke of genius.
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'genius'.
Search-only kana form; not a standard spelling.
天才 is the native Japanese word for 'genius' and is far more common. ジーニアス is a direct loanword from English, often used with a slightly more modern or Western nuance, or in specific phrases like 'ジーニアスバー' (Genius Bar).
Borrowed from English 'genius'.