敏びん速そく

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Meanings

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.

彼かの女じょは状じょう況きょうを判はん断だんして敏びん速そくに行こう動どうした。
She assessed the situation and acted quickly.
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.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に敏びん速そくに対たい応おうするto respond quickly and nimbly to something
社しゃ員いんは顧こ客きゃくの要よう望ぼうに敏びん速そくに対たい応おうした。
The staff responded promptly and nimbly to the customer's request.
敏びん速そくな〈動どう詞し〉quick, agile (action, movement, etc.)
彼かれは敏びん速そくな判はん断だんで危き険けんを避さけた。
He avoided the danger with a quick, agile judgment.

Kanji

敏cleverness, agile, alert
速quick, fast

Related words

迅じん速そくN1
迅速 is the common word for prompt handling of tasks or responses, while 敏速 leans toward nimble, alert movement.
敏びん捷しょう
敏捷 stresses physical or mental agility and quick reflexes, while 敏速 focuses more on quickly handling or acting on something.
素す早ばやいN2
素早い is a common everyday adjective for being quick, while 敏速 is a more formal, written kanji compound.

Opposites

緩かん慢まん
緩慢 describes slow, sluggish action, the opposite of the brisk quickness of 敏速.

Don't confuse with

敏びん感かんN1
敏感 shares the kanji 敏 but means sensitive or perceptive, not quick in action like 敏速.

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.