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敏速 (びんそく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun
quickness ; agility ; brisk activity
Used as a noun or な-adjective for acting or handling things quickly and nimbly. It is close to 迅速, but 敏速 can suggest alert, agile movement or response rather than only speed.
災さい 害がい 時じ に は 敏びん 速そく な 対たい 応おう が 求もと め られる 。
A quick response is required during a disaster.
Kanji 敏 cleverness, agile, alert Similar words 迅じん 速そく More common for prompt handling, procedures, and responses; 敏速 has a slightly stronger nuance of nimble or alert movement.
敏びん 捷しょう Emphasizes physical or mental agility and quick reflexes; 敏速 focuses more on quick action or handling.
素す 早ばや い A more everyday adjective meaning quick or swift; 敏速 is a kanji compound with a more written tone.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese kanji compound: 敏 is associated with quickness, alertness, or clever responsiveness, and 速 with speed. The compound conventionally expresses quick, agile action.
