noun
extraordinary wisdom; remarkable intelligence
Refers to exceptional insight or cleverness beyond ordinary ability. Often used in literary or formal contexts to praise someone's intellectual prowess.
彼の奇知には誰もかなわない。
No one can match his extraordinary wisdom.
その策略は彼の奇知の産物だった。
That strategy was the product of his remarkable intelligence.
Compound of 奇 (ki, 'strange, extraordinary') and 知 (chi, 'wisdom, knowledge'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is formed from classical Chinese elements.