目め端はし

noun

quick-wittedness; tact; sensibility

Almost always used in the phrase 目端が利く (めはしがきく), meaning to be sharp, tactful, or quick on the uptake. Rarely used independently.

See also: 目端が利く

• 彼かれは目め端はしが利きくから、どんな状じょう況きょうでもうまく立たち回まわれる。

  He is quick-witted, so he can handle any situation well.

• 目め端はしの利きく人ひとは、細こまかい変へん化かにもすぐ気きづく。

  A perceptive person quickly notices even small changes.