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才人 (さいじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

才さい人じん

さ

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じ

ん

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Meanings

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noun

talented person; clever person

Refers to a person of notable talent or intelligence. Slightly formal or literary; in casual speech, 才能のある人 or 頭のいい人 are more common.

彼かれは若わかくして才さい人じんとして知しられていた。
He was known as a talented person from a young age.
あの作さっ家かはまさに当とう代だいきっての才さい人じんだ。
That writer is truly one of the most brilliant minds of our time.

Kanji

才genius, years old, cubic shaku
人person

Similar words

天てん才さい
天才 means 'genius', implying exceptional innate ability, while 才人 is a more general term for a talented or clever person.
秀しゅう才さい
秀才 refers to a person of academic brilliance or a top student, often with a nuance of diligent study, whereas 才人 emphasizes natural talent or cleverness.

Etymology

Compound of 才 (さい, 'talent, ability') and 人 (じん, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for describing types of people.