prodigy; genius; person of exceptional talent
Refers to a person with outstanding natural ability, often in intellectual or artistic fields. Slightly formal and literary.
彼は数学の俊才として知られている。
He is known as a mathematical prodigy.
若い俊才たちが集まる会議に参加した。
I attended a conference where young geniuses gathered.
俊才 is the common modern word for a gifted or talented person, while 俊足 in this sense is a rare literary term rarely used today.
俊才 is the common compound for 'a person of exceptional talent', while 俊 alone is a rare, literary noun with the same core meaning.
俊才 and 逸材 both describe a remarkably gifted person, but 俊才 leans toward intellectual brilliance while 逸材 is broader, covering sports and business talent too.
俊才 and 俊英 share the kanji 俊 and nearly overlap in meaning, but 俊才 leans toward describing the talent itself while 俊英 more often labels the talented person.
Standard kanji spelling.
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.
Rarely used kanji form.
Composed of 俊 (しゅん, 'excellent, genius') and 才 (さい, 'talent, ability'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of exceptional talent.