上じょう智ち

noun

supreme wisdom

A formal, somewhat literary term for the highest level of wisdom or intelligence. Often contrasted with 下愚 (かぐ, 'extreme foolishness').

Antonyms: 下愚

• 上じょう智ちと下か愚ぐは移うつらず、とは孔こう子しの言こと葉ばとされる。

  It is said to be a saying of Confucius that the supremely wise and the utterly foolish never change.